document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192994>Question 192994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) When is the product of 2 binomials a trinomial? Use examples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) When is the product of 2 binomials a binomial? Use examples </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you use FOIL, you get a trinomial if O and I are \"like\" terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x+3) = x^2 + 3x + 2x + 6 = x^2 = 5x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) When is the product of 2 binomials a binomial? Use examples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you use FOIL, you get a binomial if the sum of the \"like\" terms is zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x-2) = x^2 -2x + 2x -4 = x^2 + 0x - 4 = x^2 - 4<BR>\n" );
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