document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70186>Question 70186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does a binomial multiplied by a binomial look like?  Is it something like this  (2x+9)(3x-9)?  How doI solve this type of problem?  Please help, thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, that is a binomial multiplied by a binomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You multiply using a process called FOIL:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+9)(3x-9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F: (2x)(3x)=6x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O: (2x)(-9)=-18x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I: (9)(3x)=27x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L: (9)(-9)=-81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine these four results to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x^2+9x-81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the product of the two binomials.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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