document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173003>Question 173003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello all, I am asking for someone to please check this problem for me. I think I have done the steps right, but because this is my weakest subject, I am second guessing myself...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x +6)(x^3 - x^2 - 5x +1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x.x^3 - x.x^2 - x.5x +1 + 6.x^3 - 6.x^2 - 30x +1 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^4 - x^3 - 5x^2 + 8x^3 - 6x^2 - 30x = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^3 - 30x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this correct?\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 #127870 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=127870\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thanks for trying...but it's not quite correct!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You got everything right in the first line except that, when you multiply x by 1 you should get x and not just 1, so your first line should read:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2A%28x%5E3%29-x%2A%28x%5E2%29-x%2A%285x%29%2Bx%2A%281%29%2B6%2A%28x%5E3%29-6%2A%28x%5E2%29-6%2A%285x%29%2B6%2A%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now simplify this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4-x%5E3-5x%5E2%2Bx%2B6x%5E3-6x%5E2-30x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4-x%5E3-5x%5E2%2Bx%2B6x%5E3-6x%5E2-30x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and, combining like-terms, you get...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4-x%5E3%2B6x%5E3-5x%5E2-6x%5E2%2Bx-30x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4-x%5E3%2B6x%5E3-5x%5E2-6x%5E2%2Bx-30x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%5E4%2B5x%5E3-11x%5E2-29x%2B6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%5E4%2B5x%5E3-11x%5E2-29x%2B6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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