document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253266>Question 253266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me! I keep getting two different answers to this problem (3a^3+4a^2-a-1)(a-5)      My two answers are 3a^4-15a^3+4a^3-21a^2+4a+5     and 3a^4-11a^3-21a^2+4a+5 I want to lean more towards the bottom answer but I've used the calulater to a problem and it gave me the top answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185544 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><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=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185544\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I agree the second answer is right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by a  and  you get  3a^4 + 4a^3 - a^2 - a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by (-5) and you get    -15 a^3 - 20 a^2 + 5a + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving 3a^4 + (4-15)a^3 -(20 + 1)a^2 + (5 - 1)a +5 </SPAN>\n" );
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