Question

Multiply: (x + 3)(x – 4) What is the middle term in the simplified product?

Answer 1

-x

Explanation:

(x+3)(x-4)

x(x) +x(-4) +3(x) +3(-4)

x^2 + -4x +3x -12

x^2 -x-12

Hope fully this is what a middle term means :)

Answer 2

-x

Explanation:

(x + 3)(x – 4) = x^2 - 4x + 3x - 12 = x^2 - x - 12

The middle term is -x.