SOLUTION: Use the FOIL method to find the product: (5x^8-3)(x^9-9) Is the answer 5x^17 + 3x +27

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Question 236011: Use the FOIL method to find the product:
(5x^8-3)(x^9-9)
Is the answer 5x^17 + 3x +27
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the FOIL method to find the product:
(5x^8 - 3)(x^9 - 9)
I think it would be
5x^17 - 45x^8 - 3x^9 + 27