SOLUTION: what is the answer to (x-7)(x-7) using FOIL?

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Question 605889: what is the answer to (x-7)(x-7) using FOIL?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x-7%29%28x-7%29 Start with the given expression.


Now let's FOIL the expression.


Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:


%28highlight%28x%29-7%29%28highlight%28x%29-7%29 Multiply the First terms:%28x%29%2A%28x%29=x%5E2.


%28highlight%28x%29-7%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29 Multiply the Outer terms:%28x%29%2A%28-7%29=-7x.


%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29%28highlight%28x%29-7%29 Multiply the Inner terms:%28-7%29%2A%28x%29=-7x.


%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29 Multiply the Last terms:%28-7%29%2A%28-7%29=49.


x%5E2-7x-7x%2B49 Now collect every term to make a single expression.


x%5E2-14x%2B49 Now combine like terms.


So %28x-7%29%28x-7%29 FOILs to x%5E2-14x%2B49.


In other words, %28x-7%29%28x-7%29=x%5E2-14x%2B49 for all values of x.