Question

How do you use FOIL to multiply `(2x-5)(3x+6)`?

Answer 1

`6x^2-3x-30`

Explanation:

Given: `(2x-5)(3x+6)`.

`"FOIL"` states that for a product of `(a+b)(c+d)`, the answer is: `ac+ad+bc+bd`.

So, here we get:

`=2x*3x+2x*6-5*3x-5*6`

`=6x^2+12x-15x-30`

`=6x^2-3x-30`