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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by multiplying the \"5\"
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document.write( "by both terms inside the parentheses \"%28x-1%29\"\r
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document.write( "Combine the x and the 5x as 6x
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document.write( "Combine the +2 and the -5 as -3.\r
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document.write( "Add -7x to both sides\r
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document.write( "Combine the 6x and the -7x as -x
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document.write( "Combine the 7x and the -7x as 0, so you don't bother
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document.write( "writing 0, you just erase the 7x and the -7x\r
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document.write( "Add 3 to both sides:\r
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document.write( "The -3 and the +3 cancel on the left.
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document.write( "Combine 3+3 as 6\r
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document.write( "Write the coefficient of x as -1:\r
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document.write( "Divide both sides by the coefficient -1:\r
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document.write( "Cancel the -1's on the left and do the 
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document.write( "division on the right:\r
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