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Answer 1 · 2017-04-07T16:03:44

#=x^2-4#

Foil #(x-2)(x+2)#,

#=x^2+2x-2x-4#

Collect like terms,

#=x^2-4#

Answer 2 · 2017-04-07T16:44:29

Last term is #-4#

The "Last" term in the the product will be the product of the two last terms in each bracket.

It is not necessary to find the whole product.

#(x-color(red)(2))(x+color(red)2)#

#color(red)(-2 xx+2) = -4#