Multiply polynomial $ \, \color{blue}{ x+4 } \, $ by $ \, \color{orangered}{ x-1 }$.

$$ \left( \color{blue}{x+4} \right) \cdot \left( \color{orangered}{x-1} \right) = x^2+3x-4 $$

In this example we are multiplying two binomials so FOIL method can be used.

$$ \begin{aligned} \left( \color{blue}{ x+4}\right) \cdot \left( \color{orangered}{ x-1}\right) &= \underbrace{ \color{blue}{x} \cdot \color{orangered}{x} }_{\text{FIRST}} + \underbrace{ \color{blue}{x} \cdot \left( \color{orangered}{-1} \right) }_{\text{OUTER}} + \underbrace{ \color{blue}{4} \cdot \color{orangered}{x} }_{\text{INNER}} + \underbrace{ \color{blue}{4} \cdot \left( \color{orangered}{-1} \right) }_{\text{LAST}} = \\ &= x^2 + \left( -x\right) + 4x + \left( -4\right) = \\ &= x^2 + \left( -x\right) + 4x + \left( -4\right) = \\ &= x^2+3x-4; \end{aligned} $$

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