document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171482>Question 171482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	(-7x^2 + 5xy - 2y^2) + (3x^2 - 5xy - 4y^2)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126718 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=126718\">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=%28-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2%29+%2B+%283x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2%29+%2B+%283x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2%29\"   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=-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2+%2B+3x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2+%2B+3x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2\"   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=%28-7x%5E2%2B3x%5E2%29%2B%285xy-5xy%29%2B%28-2y%5E2-4y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-7x%5E2%2B3x%5E2%29%2B%285xy-5xy%29%2B%28-2y%5E2-4y%5E2%29\"   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=-4x%5E2-6y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%5E2-6y%5E2\"   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=%28-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2%29+%2B+%283x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2%29=-4x%5E2-6y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-7x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+2y%5E2%29+%2B+%283x%5E2+-+5xy+-+4y%5E2%29=-4x%5E2-6y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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