document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32279>Question 32279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       Multiply.  (2x^2+4x-5)(x^2+3x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Answers: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "             (A) 2x^4+6x^3+13x^2-3x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             (B) 2x^4+10x^3+13x^2-3x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             (C) 2x^4+10x^3+18x^2-3x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             (D) 2x^4+6x^3+18x^2-3x-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only thing I could think of to solve is FOIL but I did not get any of the answers listed. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As you mentioned, this problem can be solved using the FOIL method. However, since there are two trinomials, it cna become a bit cumbersome. So let's do it like this. First, let's split the expression by multiplying each term in the 1st trinomial by the whole 2nd trinomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29+%2B+4x%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29+-5%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29+%2B+4x%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29+-5%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then use the distributive property for each:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E4+%2B+6x%5E3+%2B+6x%5E2%29+%2B+%284x%5E3+%2B+12x%5E2+%2B+12x%29+-+%285x%5E2+%2B+15x+%2B+15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And finally, group like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E4+%2B+%286+%2B+4%29x%5E3+%2B+%286%2B12-5%29x%5E2+%2B+%2812+-+15%29x+-+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E4+%2B+%286+%2B+4%29x%5E3+%2B+%286%2B12-5%29x%5E2+%2B+%2812+-+15%29x+-+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E4+%2B+10x%5E3+%2B+13x%5E2+-+3x+-+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E4+%2B+10x%5E3+%2B+13x%5E2+-+3x+-+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the correct answer is B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<BR>\n" );
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