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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation. -b+[-a+(a+b)]  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "That is not an equation; it is an algebrais expression.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -b + [-a+a+b]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -b + [ b]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -b + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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