SOLUTION: USe FOIL to multiply: (5x-8)(x-7)

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Question 109629This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: USe FOIL to multiply:
(5x-8)(x-7) This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5x-8)(x-7)
First : %285x%29%28x%29=5x%5E2
Outer : %285x%29%28-7%29=-35x
Inner : %28-8%29%28x%29=-8x
Last : %28-8%29%28-7%29=56
Now add it all together,
%285x-8%29%28x-7%29=5x%5E2%2B%28-35x%29%2B%28-8x%29%2B56
%285x-8%29%28x-7%29=5x%5E2-43x%2B56