document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147569>Question 147569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(x-2y)-2(3y-4x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107949 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%28x%5E2-2y%29-2%283y-4x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%28x%5E2-2y%29-2%283y-4x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  First multiply everything out and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E2%2B6y-6y%2B8x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2%2B6y-6y%2B8x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then simply combine like terms and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0y%2B5x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0y%2B5x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or simply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That is how to simplify the original expression. </SPAN>\n" );
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