Algebra 1 : Distributive Property
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Example Question #4865 : Algebra 1
Multiply the following expression:
Start by using FOIL to multiply the two binomials:
Then, combine the middle terms of the trinomial in parentheses:
Finally, use the distributive property to multiply each term of the trinomial by 
Example Question #3 : Foil
Foil:
First:
Outside:
Inside:
Last:
Example Question #2 : Foil
FOIL 
(2x + 3)(x + 5)
First: 2x multiplied by x = 2x²
Outer: 2x multiplied by 5 = 10x
Inner: 3 multiplied by x = 3x
Lasts: 3 multiplied by 5 = 15
Put it all together: 2x² + 10x + 3x + 15
Simplify: 2x² + 13x + 15
Example Question #2 : Setting Up Equations
If the roots of a function are 
No equation of this form is possible.
This is a FOIL problem. First, we must set up the problem in a form we can use to create the function. To do this we take the opposite sign of each of the numbers and place them in this format: 
Now we can FOIL.
First:
Outside:
Inside:
Last:
Then add them together to get 
Combine like terms to find the answer, which is 
Example Question #4866 : Algebra 1
Expand:
Use the FOIL (First Outer Inner Last) method:
F:
O:
I:
L:
Put the terms together:
Simplify by combining like terms:
Example Question #4867 : Algebra 1
Expand and then simplify:
Use the FOIL (First Outer Inner Last) method.
To start, focus on the first terms and multiply them together:
Next, multiply the last terms, 
Finally, multiply the outside and inside terms, which should give you 
Combine the like terms:
This gives you the final answer, 
If instead your answer was 
Example Question #1 : Dividing Polynomials
Simplify:
First, factor the numerator of the quotient term by recognizing the difference of squares:
Cancel out the common term from the numerator and denominator:
FOIL (First Outer Inner Last) the first two terms of the equation:
Combine like terms:
Example Question #2 : Write A Polynomial Function From Its Zeros
Create a cubic function that has roots at 
This can be written as:
Multiply the terms together:
Multiply the first two terms:
FOIL:
Combine like terms:
Example Question #121 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Evaluate the following to its simplest form:
None of the available answers
First we will foil the first function before distributing.
We will then distribute out the
We will then distribute out the
Now the only like terms we have are 
Example Question #122 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Simplify the expression:
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