document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272190>Question 272190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (y-2)^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I work this problem? Please help. thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll get you started on it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This (y-2)^4  can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-2)(y-2)(y-2)(y-2) Take the first 2 and multiply them to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2-4y+4 Now multiply the next (y-2): and then you'd do the same with the last.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a formula which you can plug this into which is faster but the above is another way to do it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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