document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6174>Question 6174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you express this polynomial?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3xy^2(r + 3s) -6y^2(r + 3s)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also what if it was setup like this, with -6xy^2, instead of -6y^2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3xy^2(r + 3s) -6xy^2(r + 3s)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TSJ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3284 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=guapa><B>guapa(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=guapa><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3284\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29-6y%5E2%28r%2B3s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29-6y%5E2%28r%2B3s%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the distributive property <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28b%2Bc%29=ab%2Bac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28b%2Bc%29=ab%2Bac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%5E2r%2B9xy%5E2s-6y%5E2r-18y%5E2s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%5E2r%2B9xy%5E2s-6y%5E2r-18y%5E2s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since there are no like terms to combine this is your final answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6xy%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6xy%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we come up with the follwing answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29-6xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29-6xy%5E2%28r%2B3s%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > use distributive property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%5E2r%2B9xy%5E2s-6xy%5E2r-18xy%5E2s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%5E2r%2B9xy%5E2s-6xy%5E2r-18xy%5E2s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms and you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3xy%5E2r-12xy%5E2s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3xy%5E2r-12xy%5E2s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is your final answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope it helps </SPAN>\n" );
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