document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2652>Question 2652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me understand proper order of answer.  (NOt sure how to do \"squared\" on computer, so wrote as \"^2\".  ?????\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example: I know that the answer to 3x(x^2-4+3x) is 3x^3+ 9x^2 + 12x and is written in descending order of x power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But what about 5m + 4 + 2x + 4mx + 7mx.  Why is answer order 5m + 11mx +2x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "instead of putting the mx first?<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 #1152 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1152\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there is no proper order of writing terms in your example... the only thing people tend to do is to write a polynomial in descending (or ascending) powers of the variable, eg x^4+x^3+x^2+x+5 for example.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your example has m and x, so there is no \"correct\" order. What you say is the correct order is purely alphabetical with the constant term at the end, but writing 4 + 2x + 11mx + 5m is fine too, albeit more unusual.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon\r<BR>\n" );
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