document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26327>Question 26327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I did this problem and I don't know what I did wrong could someone please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Simplify: (f^2 + 4f-1)+(2f^2-3f+2)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "this is what I did: =(f^2+2f^2)+(4f-3f)+(-1+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    = 2f^2+2 + f-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    = 2f^4+f-5\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "could you explain what I did wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14164 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=14164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28f%5E2%2B4f-1%29%2B%282f%5E2-3f%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28f%5E2%2B4f-1%29%2B%282f%5E2-3f%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You started out just fine by combining like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28f%5E2+%2B+2f%5E2%29+%2B+%284f+-+3f%29+%2B+%28-1+%2B+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28f%5E2+%2B+2f%5E2%29+%2B+%284f+-+3f%29+%2B+%28-1+%2B+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Then something went awry! You probably missed the 1 in front of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Af%5E2+%2B+2%2Af%5E2+=+3%2Af%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Af%5E2+%2B+2%2Af%5E2+=+3%2Af%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and I don't see where the -5 came from. It should be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3f%5E2+%2B+f+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3f%5E2+%2B+f+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );