Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
f(x) = 3x² - 15x + 12
Step-by-step explanation:
Given f(x) has roots x = a and x = b, then
(x - a) and (x - b) are the factors
f(x) is then the product of the factors
f(x) = a(x - a)(x - b) ← where a is a multiplier
Given roots are x = 4 and x = 1, then
(x - 4) and (x - 1) are the factors
With a = 3, then
f(x) = 3(x - 4)(x - 1) ← expand factors using FOIL
= 3(x² - 5x + 4) ← distribute
= 3x² - 15x + 12
Answer:
-13x+10
Step-by-step explanation:
(4x+5)(x-2)
Multiply each term in the first parenthesis by each term in the second (foil)
Step 1: Expand it by writing out each multiplication. I added a picture showing which order to do it. (go in order of green, red, blue, yellow.) (you can remember this as first, outside, inside, last.)
When you expand it'll look like: 4x⋅x+4x⋅-2-5x-5⋅-2
Step 2: Calculate product
4x⋅x+4x⋅-2-5x-5⋅-2 (for the 4x⋅x it would be written like
)
+4x⋅-2-5x-5⋅-2
+4x⋅-2-5x-5⋅-2 (4x⋅-2 becomes -8x) (multiply 4x times -2)
-8x-5x-5⋅-2
-8x-5x-5⋅-2 (-5⋅-2 becomes +10) (multiply -5 times -2)
-8x-5x+10
Step 3: collect like terms
-8x-5x+10 (-8x-5x becomes -13x) (-8x times -5x)
-13x+10 is the most simplified so it should be your final answer