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Algebra.Com's Answer #267144 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2%281%2B2x%5E2%29-5x%281%2B2x%5E2%29-3%281%2B2x%5E2%29\" Expand.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Ax%5E2%2B8%2Ax%5E4-5%2Ax-10%2Ax%5E3-3-6%2Ax%5E2\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2Ax%5E4-10%2Ax%5E3-2%2Ax%5E2-5%2Ax-3\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " So \"%284x%5E2-5x-3%29%281%2B2x%5E2%29\" expands to \"8%2Ax%5E4-10%2Ax%5E3-2%2Ax%5E2-5%2Ax-3\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%284x%5E2-5x-3%29%281%2B2x%5E2%29=8%2Ax%5E4-10%2Ax%5E3-2%2Ax%5E2-5%2Ax-3\".\r
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