Algebra (foil)?

[Socrates]

Ok I have Psats, tomorrow, grade ten math. We are doing things like complex numbers and using foil to solve the algebraic expressions? Lol I know l33t. But im just trying to make sure I'm doing everything correctly

1). (2+y) (6+y)

my answer is 12+2y+6y+y^2, Is that correct? If not can you explain in detail what I did wrong?

[Viciousness]

Ok I have Psats, tomorrow, grade ten math. We are doing things like complex numbers and using foil to solve the algebraic expressions? Lol I know l33t. But im just trying to make sure I'm doing everything correctly

1). (2+y) (6+y)

my answer is 12+2y+6y+y^2, Is that correct? If not can you explain in detail what I did wrong?

That's right, you're doing it correctly.

[Socrates]

Thanks MreGsx had to be sure.

[Jamza]

Just a quick side note:

If you need to go on to use your answer in a further question, may I suggest flipping your answer equation around, it just makes using it later on (maybe in simultaneous equations) 100 times easier.

[Lord_Scorch]

Hello;

What Jamza means is put the values from greatest to smallest, or from your variables to your non-variables. So you should come out with: y^2+8y+12 (Make sure your "Y"s are together. You have to add all similar items. Like: 3x+4x = 7x. And so on.

-LS

[Reece]

I wish I was a L33T m47H pR0...
I must have been sleeping that day...

I did foil in 8th grade..

[Carlos]

Just a quick side note:

If you need to go on to use your answer in a further question, may I suggest flipping your answer equation around, it just makes using it later on (maybe in simultaneous equations) 100 times easier.

Yes,In maths you want everything to Flow.

[Grizzly]

In Math you want everything to flow. Apparently English wasn't your subject :p

[uber1337]

I did foil in 8th grade..

Yeah me too but certain schools/states do things differently. I know people who had to take physics then chemistry, then living environment, but it was the exact opposite for me

[The Lone Stoner]

Put the variable before the number...

answer is y^2+8y+12