document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476722>Question 476722</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like to know how to foil college math problems.. can you please provide me with an example and break it down. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326960 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=326960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FOIL is not a college-level topic, it is simply a mnemonic for expanding something in the form (a+b)(c+d). FOIL stands for first-outer-inner-last, meaning you multiply the first terms of each expression, multiply the outer terms, etc. So,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a+b)(c+d) = ac + ad + bc + bd (note that a,c are the \"first terms,\" etc.). </SPAN>\n" );
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