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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x-6%29%28x%2B2%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285x%29-6%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B2%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%285%2Ax%29%2A%28x%29=5%2Ax%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285x%29-6%29%28x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%285%2Ax%29%2A%282%29=10%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x%2Bhighlight%28-6%29%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B2%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-6%29%2A%28x%29=-6%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x%2Bhighlight%28-6%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-6%29%2A%282%29=-12\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"5%2Ax%5E2\", \"10%2Ax\", \"-6%2Ax\", \"-12\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2Ax%5E2%2B10%2Ax-6%2Ax-12\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%5E2%2B4x-12\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285x-6%29%28x%2B2%29\" FOILs to \"5x%5E2%2B4x-12\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%285x-6%29%28x%2B2%29=5x%5E2%2B4x-12\".\r
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