document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486174>Question 486174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOw do you square a binomial?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w-2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #332384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=332384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You could just write it twice and use FOIL (distribution rules).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quicker way for this special case is the FOOL method (i just made that up = hope I'm the first):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F: square the first quant w --> w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OO: 2 * the cross product W * -2 --> -4w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L: square the last quant -2 --> +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w-2)^2 = w^2 -4w +4 </SPAN>\n" );
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