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OpenStudy (anonymous):

[9.01] What is the value of the coefficient of "a" when the quadratic equation y = (2x − 1)(4x − 3) is written in standard form? 6 8 −10 −6

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

FOIL out the right side

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

What do you get when you expand out (2x - 1)(4x - 3)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i never understood foil :c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

expand how?

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

you get 8x^2 - 10x + 3 leading coefficient is 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you get 8 and 10? thank you by the way

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