Find the Product (m-4)(m+3)

$(m - 4) (m + 3)$

Step 1

Expand $(m - 4) (m + 3)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$m (m + 3) - 4 (m + 3)$

Apply the distributive property.

$m \cdot m + m \cdot 3 - 4 (m + 3)$

Apply the distributive property.

$m \cdot m + m \cdot 3 - 4 m - 4 \cdot 3$

$m \cdot m + m \cdot 3 - 4 m - 4 \cdot 3$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $m$ by $m$ .

$m^{2} + m \cdot 3 - 4 m - 4 \cdot 3$

Move $3$ to the left of $m$ .

$m^{2} + 3 \cdot m - 4 m - 4 \cdot 3$

Multiply $- 4$ by $3$ .

$m^{2} + 3 m - 4 m - 12$

$m^{2} + 3 m - 4 m - 12$

Subtract $4 m$ from $3 m$ .

$m^{2} - m - 12$

$m^{2} - m - 12$

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