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Explain how to multiply
the following
binomials
(2x - y)(2x + y).

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Use FOIL; first, outer, inner, last. Multiply the first terms in each binomial, the outer terms of each binomial, the inner terms of each binomial, and the last terms of each binomial. In this case, you multiply 2x*2x, 2x*y, -y*2x, and -y*y.

User Qiang Fu
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Explanation:

you can just use the punnet square method to multiply it

Explain how to multiply the following binomials (2x - y)(2x + y).-example-1
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