document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44756>Question 44756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure if I'm posting this question in the right place, but here goes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take a number.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square the result. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then subtract from it the product of the original number times two more than the original number.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What did you get?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will it always be 1.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you explain? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square the result.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then subtract from it the product of the original number times two more than the original number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 1)^2 - x(x + 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What did you get?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 1)^2 - x(x + 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x + 1 - x^2 - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - x^2 + 2x - 2x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will it always be 1. Yes, when you simplify, you get one. Here, I shall graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = (x + 1)^2 - x(x + 2)<BR>\n" );
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