document.write( "Question 200374: Hello,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I need some help. I keep trying the following problem and am not sure what I am doing wrong. I am not sure if I am changing the signs in the right places. The problem and what I have so far are as follows:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Perform the indicated operations:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 - 4x + 1) - (-8x^2 + 2x - 6) - (x^2 + 3x + 3/5)
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 8x^2 - x^2 - 4x + 2x + 3x + 1 - 6 + 3/5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can you please help. Thank you in advance.
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(x^2 - 4x + 1) - (-8x^2 + 2x - 6) - (x^2 + 3x + 3/5)
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\n" ); document.write( "You MUST distribute the negative sign to ALL terms within the ():
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\n" ); document.write( "Distributing negative to terms in second ():
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 - 4x + 1) + 8x^2 - 2x + 6 - (x^2 + 3x + 3/5)
\n" ); document.write( "Distributing negative to terms in last ():
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 - 4x + 1) + 8x^2 - 2x + 6 - x^2 - 3x - 3/5
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 4x + 1 + 8x^2 - 2x + 6 - x^2 - 3x - 3/5
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 8x^2 - x^2 - 4x - 2x - 3x + 1 + 6 - 3/5
\n" ); document.write( "8x^2 - 9x + 1 + 6 - 3/5
\n" ); document.write( "8x^2 - 9x + 5/5 + 30/5 - 3/5
\n" ); document.write( "8x^2 - 9x + 35/5 - 3/5
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