Algebra 1 : How to use FOIL in the distributive property
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Example Question #4952 : Algebra 1
Find the product. Simplify the answer.
Example Question #142 : Distributive Property
Solve the following using the FOIL method of distribution.
When solving using FOIL, we solve in the following order:
FIRST
OUTSIDE
INSIDE
LAST
When looking at the problem
we will solve
FIRST
OUTSIDE
INSIDE
LAST
Now, we combine the terms and get
and simplify
Example Question #142 : Distributive Property
Expand:
Use the following example to distribute the terms.
Write down the terms for the binomals, 
Simplify all terms.
The answer is:
Example Question #143 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Use the FOIL method to expand the following:
To FOIL, you must remember that foil stands for F-first, O-ouside, I-inside, L-last. This means you must multiply those terms together and then sum them up. Thus,
Example Question #144 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Expand the following into a single polynomial:
To simplify the given product of two binomials into a single polynomial, we must FOIL, which states that given the following binomial:
or in words, the first two terms are multiplied, the last two terms are multiplied, the inner two terms are multiplied, the last two terms are multiplied, and those are all summed together.
For our two binomials, using the above formula, we get
Example Question #145 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Multiply and simplify:
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
Using the FOIL method, find the following four products:
F (product of the first terms):
O (product of the outer terms):
I (product of the inner terms):
L (product of the last terms):
Add the terms:
Example Question #142 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Multiply and simplify:
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
Using the FOIL method, find the following four products:
F (product of the first terms):
O (product of the outer terms):
I (product of the inner terms):
L (product of the last terms):
Add the terms and simplify:
the correct choice.
Example Question #143 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Multiply and simplify:
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
Using the FOIL method, find the following four products:
F (product of the first terms):
O (product of the outer terms):
I (product of the inner terms):
L (product of the last terms):
Add the terms and simplify:
Example Question #143 : Distributive Property
Find the square of 
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
The square of 
None of the given responses match this answer.
Example Question #144 : How To Use Foil In The Distributive Property
Multiply and simplify:
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
The produc of the sum and the difference of these two terms can be found by setting 
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