document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241299>Question 241299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone show me how to complete this problem..I have tried to look it up but can not figure it out. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2s^4-3s^3+4s^2+14s-9)+(s^5+9s^3+5s^2-4s+5)+(-5a^4+s^2-6s-7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><B>unlockmath(1688)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=unlockmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to combine like terms. Like terms in this problem are the ones that have the same power and base. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2s^4-3s^3+4s^2+14s-9)+(s^5+9s^3+5s^2-4s+5)+(-5a^4+s^2-6s-7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's how it would look:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s^5+2s^4+6s^3+10s^2+4s-11)-5a^4  (Note: check to make sure you copied the -5a^4 correctly. If it's supposed to be -5s^4 then it can be added to +2s^4 which would make it -3s^4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ Toftness<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for the response. Since it's -5s^4 the answer will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^5-3s^4-3s^3+4s^2+14s-11 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There you go!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ </SPAN>\n" );
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