document.write( "Question 211797: When multipling the factors (x+3) and (x+2) will you get 2x^2+7x+6 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #160026 by Theo(13342) You can put this solution on YOUR website! no. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "you will get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5x + 6 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "(x+3) * (x+2) is processed as follows: \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "work from one factor to the other. \n" ); document.write( "each term in one factor is multiplied by each term in the other factor. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "I'll work from (x+3) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "x*x = x^2 \n" ); document.write( "x*2 = 2x \n" ); document.write( "3*x = 3x \n" ); document.write( "3*2 = 6 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "I add them together and combine like terms to get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5x + 6 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Each term in the first factor multiplied each term in the second factor exactly one time each. \n" ); document.write( "-----\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |