document.write( "Question 38675: Simplify the following:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #24214 by AnlytcPhil(1806)\"\" \"About 
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 (-u² + 4u - 8) + (-u – 7) - (-8u² + 9u + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "To remove the parentheses put 1's just before them all\r\n" );
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document.write( "1(-u² + 4u - 8) + 1(-u – 7) - 1(-8u² + 9u + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the distributive law remembering to take the sign\r\n" );
document.write( "+ or - along with 1 when multiplying through:\r\n" );
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document.write( "       -u² + 4u - 8 - u - 7 + 8u² - 9u - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Combine the -u² with the +8u² and get 7u²\r\n" );
document.write( "     Combine the +4u, -u, and -9u as -6u\r\n" );
document.write( "     Combine the -8, the -7, and the -1 as -16\r\n" );
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document.write( "                   7u² - 6u - 16      \r\n" );
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document.write( " If you like, you can factor that as\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  (7u + 8)(u - 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin\r\n" );
document.write( "AnlytcPhil@aol.com
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