document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27567>Question 27567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7w(2w - 3)(2w + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am about to give up.  Please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's talk about multiplication.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can multiply three things, like<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a x b x c <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 x 8 x 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but you can only take them 2 at a time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First do 5 x 8, which is 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then multiply 40 x 2 which is 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So take your problem two factors at a time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2w - 3)(2w + 3) is easiest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each term in the 2nd factor gets multiplied by each term in the 1st factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Aw%5E2+-6%2Aw+%2B6%2Aw+-9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Aw%5E2+-6%2Aw+%2B6%2Aw+-9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel -6w and +6w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply by 7w<BR>\n" );
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