document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32915>Question 32915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I worked the following problem and came up with -216a^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify: (-2a^4)^3(3a^-5)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I worked the following problem and came up with 3(a^2-5a^2-14).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor: 3a^2-15a^2-42 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19347 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19347\">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=%28-2%2Aa%5E4%29%5E3+%2A+%283%2Aa%5E%28-5%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%2Aa%5E4%29%5E3+%2A+%283%2Aa%5E%28-5%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first factor out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out -6<BR>\n" );
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