document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=529779>Question 529779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (u-4)-(6+3u^2-4u) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #349703 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349703\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's rewrite this expression by distributing the negative into that second quantity. In other words...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(u-4) - (6+3u^2-4u) can be rewritten as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(u-4) + -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "u-4 -6 -3u^2 + 4u\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now simplify by combining like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3u^2 +4u + u -6 -4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3u^2 +5u -10 <---- Answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped! </SPAN>\n" );
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