document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=474865>Question 474865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the FOIL method to find the product.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5x^7-2)(x^8-8)=_____<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 5x^7(x^8) + 5x^7(-8) - 2(x^8) - 2(-8) {used foil method}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5x^15 - 40x^7 - 2x^8 + 16 {multiplied through and added exponents when multiplying}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5x^15 - 2x^8 - 40x^7 + 16 {wrote in decreasing order of exponents}<BR>\n" );
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