Question

FOIL (x+1)(x+4)
what do you do after you get: x^2, 4x, x, and 4 ?

Answer 1

you add 4x & x to get 5x

Answer 2

combine the 4x and x

Answer 3

final answer should be x^2+5x+4

Answer 4

do you always add them together when you FOIL?

Answer 5

you always combine like terms

Answer 6

what do you mean by FOIL?

Answer 7

I used FOIL back in the day. you did it right

Answer 8

I mean, add like x^2+5x+4. do you always add?

Answer 9

Yes unless one of the signs is negative, then you would subtract

Answer 10

okay thanks for your help.

Answer 11

No problem!