How do you FOIL #(c^2 + 1) (c^2 + 2)#?

1 Answer
Jun 21, 2015

FOIL stands for first, outer, inner, last, which represents the order of multiplication of the terms in parentheses. Multiply the terms in the order indicated and add the results.

Explanation:

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#(c^2+1)(c^2+2)# =

#c^4+2c^2+c^2+2# =

#c^4+3c^2+2#