document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230703>Question 230703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-8x^2+2x+2) - (8x^2-x+6) + (5x^2+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify. I need help again. Thanks!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's how you do it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's remove all the parenthesis first so it looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x^2+2x+2-8x^2+x-6+5x^2+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice on the second parenthesis, the negative sign is carried through each term. OK now we can combine like terms. -8x^2-8x^2+5x^2 totals -11x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's look at: 2x+x totals 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and +2-6+1 is -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put these together and you get -11x^2 + 3x -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You're welcome. <BR>\n" );
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