Question

Find the missing value ( 200 points if your answer is weird you will get reported).

(2x - 3)(x + 4) = 2x2 +____ - 12

Answer 1

2x^2 + 5x - 12

Explanation:

To distribute these two factors, use FOIL(First, Outer, Inner, Last) in this order.

(2x - 3)(x + 4) = 2x(x+4) - 3(x+4) = 2x^2 + 8x - 3x - 12 = 2x^2 + 5x - 12 .

(2x - 3)(x + 4) =

(2x * x) + (2x * 4) + (-3 * x) + (-3 * 4)

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