SOLUTION: Please help me find the product (x+5) (x+2)

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Question 953846: Please help me find the product
(x+5) (x+2)
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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Use the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY. You will use it twice. Treat either binomial factor as the factor to distrubute; and then use distributive property again on the result of that step.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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You can break this up into things
you know how to do
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I'm guessing you know how to do this:

You just follow the rule:

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So, I can say:

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Now do this one:

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Now just add these results:

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me find the product
(x+5) (x+2)

Distribute the binomials to get: x(x + 2) + 5(x + 2), or APPLY the FOIL method:
F:____
O:____
I:___
L:___
This results in: , and finally: