Chapter 1

Special Products
Area of Rectangle
1 1 x The length (l) of the
rectangle is (x + 2) units
x The width (w) of the
rectangle is (x + 1) units
1
Area of Rectangle
A=lxw
A= (x + 2)(x + 1)

The product of binomials (x + 2) and (x +

1) is the area of the rectangle.
FOIL Method
F
L F O I L
(x + 2)(x + 1) = (x) (x) + (x) (1) + (2) (x) + (2) (1)
I = x2 + x + 2x + 2
O = x2 + 3x + 2
Quadratic Trinomial
is the product of two binomials with
similar terms such as (x + a) and (x +
b)
FOIL Method
F
L F O I L
(x + a)(x + b) = (x) (x) + (x) (b) + (a) (x) + (a) (b)
I = x2 + bx + ax + ab
O = x2 + x(a+b) + ab