document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273210>Question 273210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the polynomial by factoring out the Greatest Common Factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11a^2b^2 + 3ab^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ab^2 (-11a + 3) This is my answer but the system says the answer is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-ab^2 (11a - 3) How do you take a negative from a postive 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me all these steps so I can understand why.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane P. Albright<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jpalbright5627@yahoo.com </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-11a^2b^2 + 3ab^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ab^2 (-11a + 3) This is my answer but the system says the answer is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-ab^2 (11a - 3) How do you take a negative from a postive 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer is just as good as the \"answer book\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factoring out the negative is arbitrary.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But you should realize (a-b) = -(b-a) = -b+a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Even 3 = -(-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you see you can always get a negative factor if it serves your purpose.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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