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(x + 4) (x - 4) = x2 - 16

To work this out you need to multiply each term in the first bracket by each term in the second bracket.

So you would do x times x which gives you x2.

Then x times -4 which is -4x.

Then 4 times x which 4x. (Note: this 4x will cancel out the -4x)

And finally 4 times -4 which is -16.

So you end up with x2 - 4x + 4x - 16 which equals x2 - 16.

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