document.write( "Question 183026: Multiply and show steps:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #137395 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Multiply the First terms:\"%285%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=10\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Multiply the Outer terms:\"%285%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2A%28-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29=-10%2Asqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Multiply the Inner terms:\"%282%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2A%28sqrt%282%29%29=2%2Asqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Multiply the Last terms:\"%282%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2A%28-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29=-12\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"10\", \"-10%2Asqrt%286%29\", \"2%2Asqrt%286%29\", and \"-12\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10-10%2Asqrt%286%29%2B2%2Asqrt%286%29-12\" Now collect every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2-8%2Asqrt%286%29\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285sqrt%282%29%2B2sqrt%283%29%29%28sqrt%282%29-2sqrt%283%29%29\" FOILs to \"-2-8%2Asqrt%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%285sqrt%282%29%2B2sqrt%283%29%29%28sqrt%282%29-2sqrt%283%29%29=-2-8%2Asqrt%286%29\".
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