What's the Grid Method of FOILing?

What's the Grid Method of FOILing?

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Ever played tic-tac-toe? Well this method of multiplying two polynomials together revisits that game! In this tutorial, you'll see a fun alternative to the FOIL method. Learn how to set up a tic-tac-toe grid and use it to find the product of two polynomials!

Keywords:

  • definition
  • skill
  • factoring
  • foil
  • expand
  • multiply binomials
  • binomial
  • grid

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