document.write( "Question 161993: Please help me solve this problem. \r \n" );
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document.write( "Make sure to superscript all exponents. All exponents in final answers should be positive. Final answers should have all single connecting signs and be arranged in descending order.\r \n" );
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document.write( "Perform the indicated operations: \n" );
document.write( "(7x^2-x+1)-(2x^2-x-3)-(5x^2+3x-10)\r \n" );
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document.write( "1. If you remember order of operations say the first thing we must do is parenthesis; by looking inside parenthesis I can see we do not need to simplify anything there so my goal is to get rid of the parenthesis. Notice that we will have to distribute a negative sign to two of these parenthesis\r \n" );
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document.write( "7x^2-x+1 - 2x^2 + x +3 - 5x^2 -3x +10 Now combine like terms \n" );
document.write( "7x^2 - 2x^2 - 5x^2 - x + x -3x +1 +3 +10 \n" );
document.write( "0x^2 - 3x +14 \n" );
document.write( "-3x +14 \n" );
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