Question

What is the product of (-a + 3)(a + 4)?

Answer 1

1. Regroup terms.
(3-a)(a+4)

2. Use the FOIL method: (a+b)(c+d) = ac+ad+bc+bd.
3a+12-a^2-4a

3. Collect like terms.
(3a-4a)+12-a^2

4. Simplify.
-a+12-a^2

hopefully this helps!

Answer 2

-a^2-a+12

^ means to the power of