document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=196843>Question 196843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve (-3x^2-x-7) - (x^2+4x-9)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147567 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=147567\">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=+%28-3x%5E2-x-7%29+-+%28x%5E2%2B4x-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-3x%5E2-x-7%29+-+%28x%5E2%2B4x-9%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=-3x%5E2-x-7-x%5E2-4x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2-x-7-x%5E2-4x%2B9\"   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=%28-3x%5E2-x%5E2%29%2B%28-x-4x%29%2B%28-7%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3x%5E2-x%5E2%29%2B%28-x-4x%29%2B%28-7%2B9%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=-4x%5E2-5x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%5E2-5x%2B2\"   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=+%28-3x%5E2-x-7%29+-+%28x%5E2%2B4x-9%29=-4x%5E2-5x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-3x%5E2-x-7%29+-+%28x%5E2%2B4x-9%29=-4x%5E2-5x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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