SOLUTION: Im stumped! Essay; show all work. Find the product: (5/6x^2-2/3)(1/2x-1/3)

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Question 379474: Im stumped!
Essay; show all work. Find the product:
(5/6x^2-2/3)(1/2x-1/3)
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, mananth:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Despite how complicated the terms are, we can still apply the FOIL method to multiplying binomials:
So from your problem we get (multiplying First, Outside, Inside, then Last terms)
%285%2F12%29%2Ax%5E3+-+%285%2F18%29%2Ax%5E2+-+%281%2F3%29%2Ax+%2B+2%2F9

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5/6x^2-2/3)(1/2x-1/3)
%28%285x%5E2%2F6%29-%282%2F3%29%29%28%28x%2F2%29-%281%2F3%29%29
rationalize the denominators in each parenthesis
LCD is = 6 for both
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%28%285x%5E2-4%29%2F6%29%28%283x-2%29%2F6%29
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FOIL
%2815x%5E3-10x%5E2-12x%2B8%29%2F36
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%285x%5E3%2F12%29-%285x%5E2%2F18%29-%283x%2F9%29%2B%282%2F9%29
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