document.write( "Question 52176: I have tried this problem in so many ways. My study guid for the placement exam says Alogebriac expression- compute and simplify.\r \n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)- (x-1)(x-1)\r \n" );
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document.write( "the answer is -6x+10 but I have no idea how they got that. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #34835 by rchill(405) You can put this solution on YOUR website! First expand the (x-1)(x-1) to . Now the equation becomes , which simplifies to . Now combining like terms gives us . The answer you provide of -6x+10 cannot be correct; are you sure you're looking at the correct problem/answer? \n" );
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