document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227684>Question 227684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a question I hope someone can answer in doing polynomials.  Can you add -3Xsquared plus XYsquared.  I think you can't because the first number doesn't have a Y. I wrote out the word squared as I couldn't type the 2 above the x or y.  Thank you for the help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169134 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=169134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No you cannot combine the terms <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since they are not like terms. However, you can factor out an '-x' from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E2%2Bxy%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2%2Bxy%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%283x-y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%283x-y%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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