document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41218>Question 41218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you expand an equation like, (2x-4y)^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get the result of 8x^3- 48x^2y + 96xy^2 - 64y^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do you know when to subtract and add while working put the problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do you go -, +, - </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well all the terms add...the reason that some are positive and some are negative has to do with the expansion...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did you notice when I did this one, the negative term (-4y) was raised to the first power in the second term and to the third power in the last term...a negative to an odd power stays negative...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scroll through my solutions today if you did not see it and examine it carefully... </SPAN>\n" );
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