document.write( "Question 197662: please multiply
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Algebra.Com's Answer #148217 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x-2%29%285x-2%29\" Expand. Remember something like \"x%5E2=x%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285x%29-2%29%28highlight%285x%29-2%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%285%2Ax%29%2A%285%2Ax%29=25%2Ax%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285x%29-2%29%285x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%285%2Ax%29%2A%28-2%29=-10%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29%28highlight%285x%29-2%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-2%29%2A%285%2Ax%29=-10%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29%285x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-2%29%2A%28-2%29=4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"25%2Ax%5E2\", \"-10%2Ax\", \"-10%2Ax\", \"4\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2Ax%5E2-10%2Ax-10%2Ax%2B4\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2Ax%5E2-20%2Ax%2B4\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285x-2%29%5E2\" FOILs to \"25%2Ax%5E2-20%2Ax%2B4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%285x-2%29%5E2=25%2Ax%5E2-20%2Ax%2B4\".
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