document.write( "Question 577882: Expand (x+5)(2x+7) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B5%29%282x%2B7%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29%28highlight%282x%29%2B7%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%28x%29%2A%282%2Ax%29=2%2Ax%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29%282x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%28x%29%2A%287%29=7%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29%28highlight%282x%29%2B7%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%285%29%2A%282%2Ax%29=10%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29%282x%2Bhighlight%287%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%285%29%2A%287%29=35\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"2%2Ax%5E2\", \"7%2Ax\", \"10%2Ax\", \"35\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Ax%5E2%2B7%2Ax%2B10%2Ax%2B35\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B17x%2B35\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%2B5%29%282x%2B7%29\" FOILs to \"2x%5E2%2B17x%2B35\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28x%2B5%29%282x%2B7%29=2x%5E2%2B17x%2B35\".\r
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