document.write( "Question 44786: I need help with this problem:\r
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document.write( "- | - a - b | \r\n" );
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document.write( "- | - |(- 1)- 2 |\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that's not quite right.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      - | - a   - b |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace a by (-1) and b by 2:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      - | -(-1) - 2 |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace -(-1) by 1: \r\n" );
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document.write( "                      - |   1   - 2 |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace 1 - 2 by -1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      - |     -1    |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace |     -1     | by 1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      -      1\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's it. -1.\r\n" );
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