document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=96233>Question 96233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me.  I have 3 parts ti this question.  I have to anwer any 2 of them and cannot get the anse=wer.  This is my first time doing Intermediate Algebra.   Thank you for your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Find an example from your line of work or daily life that can be expressed as a polynomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  What does FOIL stand for and what is the purpose of FOIL?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.  What happens to the inner and outer products in the product of a sum and difference, (a + b)(a – b)? Give an example.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70052 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=70052\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Find an example from your line of work or daily life that can be expressed as a polynomial:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EXAMPLE: My yearly salary (y) is based upon three times the number of years (x) I worked plus a $1,000 bonus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(3)(number of years)+$1,000 bonus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x+1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What does FOIL stand for and what is the purpose of FOIL? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The purpose of FOIL is to help in multiplying binomials.  It stands for:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=multiply the FIRST terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O= than multiply the OUTER terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I=next multipy the INNER terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=now multiply the LAST terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EXAMPLE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FIRST: x*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Outer: x*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Inner:2*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Last 2*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting it all together:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x+2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x+6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. What happens to the inner and outer products in the product of a sum and difference, (a + b)(a – b)? Give an example.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The inner and out products are eliminated because their sum is equal to zero:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Such as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+b)(a-b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING FOIL:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+ab-ab-b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-b^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EXAMPLE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x+3x+3^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-9\r<BR>\n" );
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