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POSITIVE SIGNS ONLY IN THE CENTRE OF THE BRACKETS

Example 1  (x + 2)(x + 3)
   (x + 2)(x + 3)
= x(x + 3) + 2(x + 3)
= x(x) + x(3) + 2(x) + 2(3)
= x² + 3x + 2x + 6
= x² + 5x + 6

Example 2  (x + y)(x + y)
   (x + y)(x + y)
= x(x + y) + y(x + y)
= x(x) + x(y) + y(x) + y(y)
= x² + xy + xy + y²
= x² + 2xy + y²

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNS IN THE CENTRE OF THE BRACKETS

Example 1  (x + 4)(x - 5)
   (x + 4)(x - 5)
= x(x - 5) + 4(x - 5)
= x(x) + x(-5) + 4(x) + 4(-5)
= x² -5x + 4x -20
= x² -x + 6

Example 2  (x - 3)(x + 2)
   (x - 3)(x + 2)
= x(x + 2) -3(x + 2)
= x(x) + x(2) -3(x) -3(2)
= x² + 2x -3x -6
= x² -x -6

Example 3  (x + y)(x - y)
   (x + y)(x - y)
= x(x - y) + y(x - y)
= x(x) + x(-y) + y(x) + y(-y)
= x² - xy + xy - y²
= x² - y²

Example 4  (a - b)(a + b)
   (a - b)(a + b)
= a(a + b) -b(a + b)
= a(a) + a(b) -b(a) -b(b)
= a² + ab - ab - b²
= a² - b²

NEGATIVE SIGNS ONLY IN THE CENTRE OF THE BRACKETS

Example  (x - 1)(x - 2)
   (x - 1)(x - 2)
= x(x - 2) -1(x - 2)
= x(x) + x(-2) -1(x) -1(-2)
= x² -2x -x + 2
= x² -3x + 2

FOIL METHOD
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