document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304790>Question 304790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have an answer of -4+4x=2x^2 Is this correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First off we can write this (3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1) as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2+2x-3-x^2+2x-1 Now combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+4x-4 We can rewrite this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2+2x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. This is simplified. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't see the original as an equation. It's an expression. Equations have equal signs and expression stand alone. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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