FOIL Method: F - First xx = x2 O - Outside x7=7x I - Inside -3x=-3x L - Last -37= -21 Add all the results up to get the answer: x2+7x-3x-21 = x2
2x^2 - 3x - 4 = 1
To solve, we should bring all the terms to one side, and equate the equation to 0. To do this, we should subtract 1 from each side.
2x^2 - 3x - 4 - 1 = 1 - 12x^2 - 3x - 5 = 0