document.write( "Question 171553: Multiply, then simplify the product.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #126710 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Expand. Remember something like \"x%5E2=x%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%28highlight%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%283%29%2A%283%29=9\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%283%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%283%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=3%2Asqrt%282%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29%28highlight%283%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28sqrt%282%29%29%2A%283%29=3%2Asqrt%282%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29%283%2Bhighlight%28sqrt%282%29%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28sqrt%282%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%2B3%2Asqrt%282%29%2B3%2Asqrt%282%29%2B2\" Now collect every term to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%5E2\" FOILs to \"11%2B6%2Asqrt%282%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%5E2=11%2B6%2Asqrt%282%29\".\r
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