Question

when you multiply two terms by two terms, you should get four terms but the result is only three terms because we combine the middle linear terms. For example, when we multiply( x + 3) (x - 4)we getx^2 - 12Give an example of multiplying two terms that will result in only two terms in your final expression

Answer 1

The multiplication of two terms result in only two terms after multiplication, if middle terms cancels each other.

Consider an example of (x + 3)(x - 3).

Evaluate the product of (x + 3)(x - 3).

`\begin{gathered} (x+3)(x-3)=x^2+3x-3x-3\cdot3 \\ =x^2-9 \end{gathered}`

So possible example of two terms which results in only terms in multiplication is (x + 3)(x - 3).