Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(x-9)(x+7)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2+7x-9x-63 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^2-2x-63\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-9}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+7\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-9}\right) \cdot \left( x+7\right) = x^2+7x-9x-63 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2+ \color{blue}{7x} \color{blue}{-9x} -63 = x^2 \color{blue}{-2x} -63 $$ |