document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332070>Question 332070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would i solve this problem? or these types of problems? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3z+2)(z+4) - (z+6)(z+4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(3z+2)(z+4) - (z+6)(z+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOIL these, but keep them in brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3z^2 + 12z + 2z + 8) - (z^2 + 4z + 6z + 24)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3z^2 + 14z + 8) - (z^2 + 10z + 24)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the brackets, but the negative dictates that you change the signs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3z^2 + 14z + 8 - z^2 - 10z - 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3z^2 - z^2 + 14z - 10z + 8 - 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2z^2 + 4z - 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(z^2 + 2z - 8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factors to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+4)(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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