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FOIL

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FOIL — First, Outer, Inner, Last — orders the four products when two binomials multiply.

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(x + 3)(x + 5): First x², Outer 5x, Inner 3x, Last 15 — collected, x² + 8x + 15.

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FOIL is distribution with a memory aid; it works on binomials only.

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