Apply Distributive Property: Apply the distributive property to multiply the two binomials.We have: (x+4)(x+5)To multiply these, we use the FOIL method, which stands for First, Outer, Inner, Last.First: Multiply the first terms in each binomial, x×x=x2.Outer: Multiply the outer terms, x×5=5x.Inner: Multiply the inner terms, 4×x=4x.Last: Multiply the last terms, 4×5=20.
Use FOIL Method: Combine like terms from the FOIL results.We now add the results of the FOIL method together:x2+5x+4x+20Combine the 5x and 4x to get 9x.So the expression simplifies to x2+9x+20.
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