Exercise 5 Page 527

We want to simplify the given product using the FOIL method. Recall that the acronym F OI L stands for First, Outer, Inner, and Last.

Let's now simplify the expression by multiplying and combining like terms.

(4h)(2) + (4h)(h) + (3)(2) + (3)(h)

Multiply

Multiply

8h + 4h^2 + 6 + 3h

CommutativePropAdd

Commutative Property of Addition

4h^2 + 8h + 3h + 6

AddTerms

Add terms

4h^2 + 11h + 6