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document.write( "The other tutor did not use the definition, he just used the formula.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out numerator (FOIL):\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the h's:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can substitute 0 for h \r\n" );
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document.write( "The bottom terms are like terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 2 into the 8:\r\n" );
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