Gina wants one kind of yogurt and one kind of topping . she can choose lemon, lime, or vanilla yogurt. for the topping , she can choose berries , granalo, nuts. or peaches . explain how gina can find the number of possible combinations .

a4 - 3a2 - 1

step-by-step explanation:

step   1   :

equation at the end of step   1   :

  ((a4) -   3a2) -   1

step   2   :

trying to factor by splitting the middle term

2.1     factoring   a4-3a2-1  

the first term is,   a4   its coefficient is   1 .

the middle term is,   -3a2   its coefficient is   -3 .

the last term, "the constant", is   -1  

answer: finding the extract measurements and knowing the points

step-by-step explanation: