document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=469824>Question 469824</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a^2 - am + bm + b^2 , what is m in terms of a and b?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) b - a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) a - b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) a + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) (a^2 + b^2)/(a - b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) (a^2 + b^2)/(a + b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #322346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><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=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=322346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+-+am+%2B+bm+%2B+b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+-+am+%2B+bm+%2B+b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equals zero? otherwise we can't solve for m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the answer is D </SPAN>\n" );
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