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Multiply: x(x+1)(x-1)
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First, let's multiply out
Start with the given expression.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:
Multiply the
F
irst terms:
.
Multiply the
O
uter terms:
.
Multiply the
I
nner terms:
.
Multiply the
L
ast terms:
.
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Now collect every term to make a single expression.
Now combine like terms.
So
FOILs to
.
In other words,
.
So this means that
Start with the given expression.
Distribute
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Answer:
So