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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285m-3w%29%285m%2B3w%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285m%29-3w%29%28highlight%285m%29%2B3w%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%285%2Am%29%2A%285%2Am%29=25%2Am%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%285m%29-3w%29%285m%2Bhighlight%283w%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%285%2Am%29%2A%283%2Aw%29=15%2Aw%2Am\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285m%2Bhighlight%28-3w%29%29%28highlight%285m%29%2B3w%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-3%2Aw%29%2A%285%2Am%29=-15%2Aw%2Am\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285m%2Bhighlight%28-3w%29%29%285m%2Bhighlight%283w%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-3%2Aw%29%2A%283%2Aw%29=-9%2Aw%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"25%2Am%5E2\", \"15%2Aw%2Am\", \"-15%2Aw%2Am\", \"-9%2Aw%5E2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2Am%5E2%2B15%2Aw%2Am-15%2Aw%2Am-9%2Aw%5E2\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25m%5E2-9w%5E2\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285m-3w%29%285m%2B3w%29\" FOILs to \"25m%5E2-9w%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%285m-3w%29%285m%2B3w%29=25m%5E2-9w%5E2\".\r
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