Question
Answer
$$(x-4)(x+1)=x^2-3x-4$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-4)(x+1)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2+x-4x-4 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^2-3x-4\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-4}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+1\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-4}\right) \cdot \left( x+1\right) = x^2+x-4x-4 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2+ \color{blue}{x} \color{blue}{-4x} -4 = x^2 \color{blue}{-3x} -4 $$ |
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