document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27341>Question 27341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Our math teacher gave us this problem and he said we should get to know it well. The problem is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2X%5E2%283X%5E2-4X%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2X%5E2%283X%5E2-4X%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and he told us to simplify. I got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6X%5E4%2B8X%5E3-10X%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6X%5E4%2B8X%5E3-10X%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for a answer. I dont feel that it is right, what do you think? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14838 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><B>bmauger(101)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><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=14838\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Looks fine to me.  You're just distributing the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to the other 3 terms in the trinomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-4x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-4x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you multiply each term (not forgetting your signs) and think at each step...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So adding all three terms together you have:<BR>\n" );
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