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Combine Terms (1+2w+3w
2
) (3+2w+w
2
)
Combine Terms
(1 + 2w + 3w
2
)(3 + 2w + w
2
)
First, we want to mutiply each term (FOIL)
first outer
(
1
+ 2w + 3w
2
) (
3
+
2w
+
w
2
)
3 + 2w + w
2
foiling
(1 +
2w
+ 3w
2
) (
3
+
2w
+
w
2
)
+ 6w + 4w
2
+ 2w
3
foiling
(1 + 2w +
3w
2
) (
3
+
2w
+
w
2
)
+ 9w
2
+ 6w
3
+ 3w
4
inner last
and now, we'll combine like terms
3 +
2w
+ w
2
+
6w
+ 4w
2
+ 2w
3
+ 9w
2
+ 6w
3
+ 3w
4
3 +
8w
+
w
2
+
4w
2
+ 2w
3
+
9w
2
+ 6w
3
+ 3w
4
3 + 8w +
14w
2
+
2w
3
+
6w
3
+ 3w
4
3 + 8w + 14w
2
+
8w
3
+ 3w
4