document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260321>Question 260321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  2x-3{x+2[x-(x+5)]+1}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  (m-n)(m+n) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191747 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=191747\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.  2x-3{x+2[x-(x+5)]+1}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - start with inner most parentheses to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3{x+2[-5)]+1}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - move to second set and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3{x-9}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - move to last set to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  (m-n)(m+n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using foil, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-mn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-n^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine the two middle terms to get<BR>\n" );
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