document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=802026>Question 802026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. I need help with learning how to solve the product of  a binomial and a conjugate. Here is an example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - square root 7 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conjugate= 1 + square root 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What should be the next step? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "FOIL, (square root of 7 times the square root of 7 is 7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note the middle terms cancel leaving just<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - 7 = -6 is the product </SPAN>\n" );
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