SOLUTION: Use FOIL to multiply (6x - 9)(x - 8)

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Question 109962: Use FOIL to multiply
(6x - 9)(x - 8)
Answer by JessicaGill(40) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the first terms in each set of parenthesis 6x and x.
You will get 6x%5E2
Next. multiply the outer terms in the set of parenthesis. 6x and -8.
You will get -48x
Next, multiply the inner terms in the sets of parenthesis. -9 and x
You will get -9x
Next, multiply the last terms in the sets of parenthesis. -9 and -8.
You will get 72
Now put it all together
6x%5E2-48x-9x%2B72
Now combine like terms to simplify into a trinomial
6x%5E2-57x%2B72
I do this on paper and draw lines connecting each of the sets in order of F O I L so that I dont ever miss a step.