document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182693>Question 182693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve these problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1.  (2-3)-(2x-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2.  (a-3)(a+4)(a-5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=137169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  please help me solve these problems <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. (2-3)-(2x-9) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. (a-3)(a+4)(a-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What do you want to do?  There's nothing to solve for, they're not equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll expand #2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-3)*(a+4)*(a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-3%29%2A%28a%5E2+-+a+-+20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-3%29%2A%28a%5E2+-+a+-+20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You can multiply them in any order.<BR>\n" );
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