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document.write( "(a+1/5)(a+1/2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a + 1/5)(a + 1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= a(a) + a(1/2) + 1/5(a) + 1/5(1/2) {used foil method}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= a^2 + 1/2a + 1/5a + 1/10 {multiplied through}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= a^2 + (7/10)a + 1/10 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
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