document.write( "Question 333886: Hi can you please help me with the following problem I am stuck.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #239230 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%288z%29-u%29%28highlight%283z%29%2B4u%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%288z%29%283z%29=24z%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%288z%29-u%29%283z%2Bhighlight%284u%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%288z%29%284u%29=32zu\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288z%2Bhighlight%28-u%29%29%28highlight%283z%29%2B4u%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-u%29%283z%29=-3zu\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288z%2Bhighlight%28-u%29%29%283z%2Bhighlight%284u%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-u%29%284u%29=-4u%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"24z%5E2\", \"32zu\", \"-3zu\", \"-4u%5E2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24z%5E2%2B32zu-3zu-4u%5E2\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24z%5E2%2B29zu-4u%5E2\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%288z-u%29%283z%2B4u%29\" FOILs to \"24z%5E2%2B29zu-4u%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%288z-u%29%283z%2B4u%29=24z%5E2%2B29zu-4u%5E2\".
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