document.write( "Question 212282This question is from textbook algebra 1
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Algebra.Com's Answer #160327 by rapaljer(4671)\"\" \"About 
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I'm not sure you stated the problem correctly. At the end of the expression you have x^ but there is no power. I'm going to guess that this was supposed to be squared like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the 2x^2 is to the LEFT of the subtraction sign that follows it, so it actually has nothing to do with the parentheses. It might help to place a 1 before the parentheses like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, you can write:
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