Complete the table below. The first three (3) items are already answered for your
reference.
Given
Product
of the
First
terms
(F)
Product
of the
Outer
terms
(O)
Product
of the
Inner
terms
(I)
Product
of the
Last
terms
(L)
Sum of
outer and
inner
terms
O+I
F+ (O+I) +L
1. ( − 2)( + 4)
()()
=
()(4)
=
(−2)()
= −
(−2)(4)
= −
4 + (−2)
= + −
2. (2 + 1)(3 + 1)
(2)(3)
=
(2)(1)
=
(1)(3)
=
(1)(1)
=
2 + 3
= + +
3. ( − 4)(2 − 1)
()(2)
=
()(−1)
= −
(−4)(2)
= −
(−4)(−1)
=
(−) + (−8)
= − − +
4. ( + 2)( − 1)
5. (2 + 5)(3 + 2)
6. (3 + 4)(2 − 3)
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