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OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplify (x-4)(x+3)

OpenStudy (barrycarter):

Hint: FOIL

mathslover (mathslover):

\[\large{\color{blue}{(x-4)(x-3)=x(x+3)-4(x+3)}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what? i dont understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x^2+3x-4x-12, x^2-x-12\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the last equation is your answer, what I did was to multiply the content of the first bracket with the content of the second one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x*x, x*-3, -4*x, -4*3

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