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Multiply binomials

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Learn it Multiply every term in the first bracket by every term in the second (FOIL: First, Outer, Inner, Last). Special products: $(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2$ and $(a + b)(a - b) = a^2 - b^2$.

Example: $(2x - 3)(3x + 4)$

  1. First: $6x^2$. Outer: $8x$. Inner: $-9x$. Last: $-12$.
  2. Middle terms: $8x - 9x = -x$.
  3. Answer: $6x^2 - x - 12$.

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