1. Use the FOIL method: (a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd(a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd(a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd
a^2b^2+8ab−9ab−72
2. Collect the like terms
a^2b^2+(8ab−9ab)−72
3. Simplify
a^2b^2-ab-72
Hope this helps

Let's solve ~
Calculate discriminant :






Now, let's calculate it's roots ( x - intercepts )



So, the intercepts are :

and

To calculate the distance between two points, we can use a formula that is a variation Pythagorean Theorem. Look:

"d" represents the distance and coordinates are expressed as follows: (x, y)
Let's go to the calculations.
The answer is 10 uc.
So basically, each number is equal to the two numbers below it added together.
See, 7 = 3+4, 8 = 5 +3, etc.
So, the top would be 16 + 17.
16 + 17 = 33
So 33 goes on top.
To get 4 or fewer correct, at least 2 answers have to be wrong. And the probability of that is:
3/4 x 3/4=9/16
1-9/16=probability that 4 or fewer are correct=7/16 ☺☺☺☺