document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228517>Question 228517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you expand (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)(x-f)(x-g)(-h)...............(x-Z) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169627 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169627\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You don't have to expand this.  It's a trick question.  If you go all the way from (x-a) down to (x-z), you include a factor of (x-x) which equals 0.  The product of all these factors times 0 is 0.  Final answer!!\r<BR>\n" );
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