SOLUTION: Use the FOIL method to find the product. (7x^2-5)(x^8-6)

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Question 515420: Use the FOIL method to find the product.
(7x^2-5)(x^8-6)
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"Use the FOIL method to find the product.
(7x^2-5)(x^8-6)"

(7x^2 - 5)(x^8 - 6)
= 7x^2(x^8) + 7x^2(-6) - 5(x^8) - 5(-6) {used foil method}
= 7x^10 - 42x^2 - 5x^8 + 30 {multiplied through, adding exponents on same variables}
= 7x^10 - 5x^8 - 42x^2 + 30 {wrote in decreasing order of exponents}

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