FOIL or the Matrix Method - You decide
- Author:
- John Templeton, EDC in Maine
In this activity you will be exposed to a slightly different technique for expanding polynomials using FOIL.
Play with the app - change the sliders and click the boxes - see what happens. Keep in mind the FOIL technique (here is an example):
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In your opinion is the Matrix Method better for Algebra than the FOIL technique you were taught this year? Why or Why not?