LEARNING TO FOIL
Darsey Wegrzyn
June 12. 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1: Title
2: Table of Contents
3: FOIL is an acronym
4: What is Foil?
5: Working an example:
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9: Working an example:
10: Video help
11: Additional Help
12: Conclusion
First
Outer
Inner
Last
Simplify
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FOIL IS AN ACRONYM FOR:
FOIL
FIRST
OUTER
INNER
LAST
Multiply the first terms
Multiply the outer terms
Multiply the inner terms
Multiply the last terms
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WHAT IS FOIL?
The FOIL Method is a process
used in algebra to multiply two
binomials.
(i.e. (2+6x)(4+3x) )
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WORKING AN EXAMPLE
FOIL (3+7x)(6+2x)
FIRST
Multiply the
first term in
each set of
parentheses
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WORKING AN EXAMPLE
FOIL (3+7x)(6+2x)
OUTER
Multiply the
outer term in
each set of
parentheses
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WORKING AN EXAMPLE
FOIL (3+7x)(6+2x)
INNER
Multiply the
inner term in
each set of
parentheses
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WORKING AN EXAMPLE
FOIL (3+7x)(6+2x)
LAST
Multiply the
last term in
each set of
parentheses
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WORKING AN EXAMPLE
FOIL (3+7x)(6+2x)
SIMPLIFY
Combine
like terms
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VIDEO HELP
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ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS AND HELP
 http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polymult2.htm
 http://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/math/algebra/foil
 http://www.algebrahelp.com/worksheets/view/simplifying/foi
lmethod.quiz
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CONCLUSION
 In this presentation we learned:
 FOIL is used to multiply two binomials
 FOIL stand for First, Outer, Inner, Last
 Simplify the expression and you have used the FOIL method
on two binomials!
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