SOLUTION: Use the FOIL method to find the product (3x^2-8)(x^9-9)

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Question 420346: Use the FOIL method to find the product
(3x^2-8)(x^9-9)
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"Use the FOIL method to find the product"

(3x^2 - 8)(x^9 - 9)
= 3x^2(x^9) + 3x^2(-9) - 8(x^9) - 8(-9) {used foil method}
= 3x^11 - 27x^2 - 8x^9 + 72 {multiplied through}
= 3x^11 - 8x^9 - 27x^2 + 72 {re-arranged in order of decreasing exponents}
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