document.write( "Question 187148: please multiply and simplify
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Algebra.Com's Answer #140299 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2B7%29%283x%2B7%29\" Expand. Remember something like \"A%5E2=A%2AA\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's FOIL the expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283x%29%2B7%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B7%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%283x%29%2A%283x%29=9x%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283x%29%2B7%29%283x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%283x%29%2A%287%29=21x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B7%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%287%29%2A%283x%29=21x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29%283x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%287%29%2A%287%29=49\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"9x%5E2\", \"21x\", \"21x\", and \"49\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x%5E2%2B21x%2B21x%2B49\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x%5E2%2B42x%2B49\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%283x%2B7%29%5E2\" FOILs to \"9x%5E2%2B42x%2B49\".\r
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