SOLUTION: Hi I was hoping someone could help me with this please!!!! Thank you!!! (x + 6)(x - 6) multiply

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Question 507575: Hi I was hoping someone could help me with this please!!!! Thank you!!!
(x + 6)(x - 6) multiply
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%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%2B6%29%28highlight%28x%29-6%29 Multiply the First terms:%28x%29%2A%28x%29=x%5E2.


%28highlight%28x%29%2B6%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-6%29%29 Multiply the Outer terms:%28x%29%2A%28-6%29=-6%2Ax.


%28x%2Bhighlight%286%29%29%28highlight%28x%29-6%29 Multiply the Inner terms:%286%29%2A%28x%29=6%2Ax.


%28x%2Bhighlight%286%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-6%29%29 Multiply the Last terms:%286%29%2A%28-6%29=-36.


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So we have the terms: x%5E2, -6%2Ax, 6%2Ax, -36


x%5E2-6%2Ax%2B6%2Ax-36 Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.


x%5E2-36 Now combine like terms.


So %28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29 FOILs to x%5E2-36.


In other words, %28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29=x%5E2-36.

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Jim