document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258195>Question 258195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you simplify (3f^2+5f-9)+(4f^2-7f+12) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #190145 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmorgan22><B>jmorgan22(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmorgan22><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=190145\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remove the parentheses that are not needed from the expression. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3f^2+5f-9+4f^2-7f+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3f^2 and 4f^2 are like terms, add 4f^2 to 3f^2 to get 7f^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7f^2+5f-9-7f+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 5f and -7f are like terms, add -7f to 5f to get -2f. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7f^2-2f-9+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 12 to -9 to get 3. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  7f^2-2f+3\r<BR>\n" );
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