<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In elementary algebra, FOIL is a mnemonic for the standard method of multiplying two binomials--hence the method may be referred to as the FOIL method . The word FOIL is an acronym for the four terms of the product: </P> <Ul> <Li> First ("first" terms of each binomial are multiplied together) </Li> <Li> Outer ("outside" terms are multiplied--that is, the first term of the first binomial and the second term of the second) </Li> <Li> Inner ("inside" terms are multiplied--second term of the first binomial and first term of the second) </Li> <Li> Last ("last" terms of each binomial are multiplied) </Li> </Ul>

When can the foil method be used to multiply polynomials
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