document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198011>Question 198011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two binomials is 3x²-5x.If one of the binomials is 2x²-x, what is the other? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #148491 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=148491\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If \"A\" and \"B\" are two binomials which add to a third binomial \"C\", then this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. If we know what \"A\" and \"C\" are, then we can subtract \"A\" from both sides to solve for \"B\" like so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=3x%5E2-5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=3x%5E2-5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=2x%5E2-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=2x%5E2-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and \"B\" is our unknown binomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=C-A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=C-A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=%283x%5E2-5x%29-%282x%5E2-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=%283x%5E2-5x%29-%282x%5E2-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=3x%5E2-5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=3x%5E2-5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=2x%5E2-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=2x%5E2-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=3x%5E2-5x-2x%5E2%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=3x%5E2-5x-2x%5E2%2Bx\"   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=B=x%5E2-4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=x%5E2-4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the unknown binomial is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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