More Complicated FOIL

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EXAMPLES:

Simplify:

$(2x+3)(x-1)$

Answer: 2x^2 + x - 3
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Write your answer in the most conventional way.

Simplify:

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

Answer: -x^2 + 7x - 12

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Simplifying $\,(a+b)^2\,$ and $\,(a-b)^2$