document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242936>Question 242936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me simplify this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3x^6+3x^4-x^2)-(-x^6+2x^4+2x^2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177962 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=177962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%29-%28-x%5E6%2B2x%5E4%2B2x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%29-%28-x%5E6%2B2x%5E4%2B2x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%2Bx%5E6-2x%5E4-2x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%2Bx%5E6-2x%5E4-2x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3x%5E6%2Bx%5E6%29%2B%283x%5E4-2x%5E4%29%2B%28-x%5E2-2x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3x%5E6%2Bx%5E6%29%2B%283x%5E4-2x%5E4%29%2B%28-x%5E2-2x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%5E6%2Bx%5E4-3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%5E6%2Bx%5E4-3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%29-%28-x%5E6%2B2x%5E4%2B2x%5E2%29=-2x%5E6%2Bx%5E4-3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3x%5E6%2B3x%5E4-x%5E2%29-%28-x%5E6%2B2x%5E4%2B2x%5E2%29=-2x%5E6%2Bx%5E4-3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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