document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=415706>Question 415706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to solve this parabola and I'm kind of stumped<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With my equation, which is ... (x+-24)(x+-0) =? and I was told to use the process that we call \" foil \" but I'm still a little lost. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Thanks :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #291372 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=291372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Foil\" is a mnemonic meaning \"first, outer, inner, last.\" For example, if we have a product in the form (a+b)(c+d), we would multiply the first terms (a, c), followed by the outer terms (a, d), followed by the inner terms (b, c), finally the last terms (b, d). Adding them together, this becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ac + ad + bc + bd.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try that for your problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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