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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162623 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162623\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I Multiply, simplify, and write in descending order: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let's start with multiplying (t+4)(t+1) using the FOIL method: 1) Multiply the F-IRST Terms t*t, 2) Multiply the O-UTER terms t*1 3) Multiply the I-NNER terms 4*t and finally 4)  Multiply the L-AST terms, 4*1 or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Next we'll take the result of Sttep 1 given as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2%2B5t%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2%2B5t%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282t-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282t-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Take each term in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2%2B5t%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2%2B5t%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2t-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2t-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then simplify by adding like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  What we did here is similar to the steps in Step 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  ANSWER<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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