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document.write( "First you use distributive property to get rid of the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because of the commutative property, -7tv = -7vt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So combine like terms (3vt and -7vt) to equal -4vt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4vt%2B5v%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4vt%2B5v%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is as far as you can simplify the problem, because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3vt%2Bv%285v-7t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3vt%2Bv%285v-7t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > isn't set equal to a whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
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