document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174841>Question 174841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I simplify (3a^4-2a^2+5a-10)-(2a^4+4a^2+5a-2)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129906 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=129906\">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=%283a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10%29-%282a%5E4%2B4a%5E2%2B5a-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10%29-%282a%5E4%2B4a%5E2%2B5a-2%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=3a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10-2a%5E4-4a%5E2-5a%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10-2a%5E4-4a%5E2-5a%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283a%5E4-2a%5E4%29%2B%28-2a%5E2-4a%5E2%29%2B%285a-5a%29%2B%28-10%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%5E4-2a%5E4%29%2B%28-2a%5E2-4a%5E2%29%2B%285a-5a%29%2B%28-10%2B2%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=a%5E4-6a%5E2-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E4-6a%5E2-8\"   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=%283a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10%29-%282a%5E4%2B4a%5E2%2B5a-2%29=a%5E4-6a%5E2-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%5E4-2a%5E2%2B5a-10%29-%282a%5E4%2B4a%5E2%2B5a-2%29=a%5E4-6a%5E2-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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