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Box Method Calculator

Multiply polynomials using the box/area method

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First polynomial: ax + b

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Second polynomial: cx + d

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📐Box Method Steps

Step 1: Draw Box

Create a 2×2 grid

Label rows and columns with terms

Step 2: Multiply

Fill each box with products

Multiply corresponding terms

Step 3: Combine

Add all terms together

Collect like terms

Step 4: Simplify

Write in standard form

ax² + bx + c

💼Applications

Education

• Visual learning

• Understanding FOIL

• Area models

Algebra

• Binomial multiplication

• Polynomial expansion

• Factoring verification

Geometry

• Area calculations

• Rectangle problems

• Visual proofs

Box Method Calculator