Expand the expression to a polynomial in standard form:
(x - 3)(x + 4)
Options
A
x2 + x - 12
B
x2 + x + 12
C
x2 - x - 12
D
x2 - x + 12
Answer & Analysis
Answer
A
Analysis
To expand the expression (x - 3)(x + 4), we can use the distributive property and multiply each term of the first expression by each term of the second expression:
(x - 3)(x + 4) = x * (x + 4) - 3 * (x + 4)
Expanding further:
= x2 + 4x - 3x - 12
Combining like terms:
= x
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