document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150231>Question 150231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3r^4-2r^3+2r^2+10r-4)+(r^5+9r^3+5r^2-2r-2)+(-6r^4+r^2-6r-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would really appreciate an explanation on how to solve this problem.  Thank you so much for your help once again. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110233 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=110233\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283r%5E4-2r%5E3%2B2r%5E2%2B10r-4%29%2B%28r%5E5%2B9r%5E3%2B5r%5E2-2r-2%29%2B%28-6r%5E4%2Br%5E2-6r-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3r%5E4-2r%5E3%2B2r%5E2%2B10r-4%2Br%5E5%2B9r%5E3%2B5r%5E2-2r-2-6r%5E4%2Br%5E2-6r-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3r%5E4-2r%5E3%2B2r%5E2%2B10r-4%2Br%5E5%2B9r%5E3%2B5r%5E2-2r-2-6r%5E4%2Br%5E2-6r-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28r%5E5%29%2B%283r%5E4-6r%5E4%29%2B%28-2r%5E3%2B9r%5E3%29%2B%282r%5E2%2B5r%5E2%2Br%5E2%29%2B%2810r-2r-6r%29%2B%28-4-2-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E5-3r%5E4%2B7r%5E3%2B8r%5E2%2B2r-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E5-3r%5E4%2B7r%5E3%2B8r%5E2%2B2r-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283r%5E4-2r%5E3%2B2r%5E2%2B10r-4%29%2B%28r%5E5%2B9r%5E3%2B5r%5E2-2r-2%29%2B%28-6r%5E4%2Br%5E2-6r-9%29=r%5E5-3r%5E4%2B7r%5E3%2B8r%5E2%2B2r-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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