document.write( "Question 332562: My little sister is getting ready to take the compass test and I am trying to help her with the math part but it has been like 5 years since i have taken any algebra! here is the question if you could help that would be great!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #238306 by Edwin McCravy(20055) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( " and  find: \r\n" );
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document.write( "(f+g)(x) \r\n" );
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document.write( "That just means to add together everything written after \"f(x)=\" and\r\n" );
document.write( "everything written after \"g(x)\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "In other words it means the green stuff below PLUS the red stuff below:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So put a plus sign between the red and the green stuff:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have to simplify.  I'll recolor the terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Write down the  because that's the only\r\n" );
document.write( "term that has , and also because it has the largest exponent\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. After that combine the red things . That gives\r\n" );
document.write( " and you can just write that .\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Finally combine the green things , getting -1 and you end up with:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Didn't take a rocket scientist, did it.  Bet you remember that much\r\n" );
document.write( "from algebra five years ago.  :-)\r\n" );
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