document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565350>Question 565350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to use the distributive property to show this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              -3x(x-3)      This is what I got...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                         -3x*x - -3x*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         Am I doing this right? The two negative signs don't look right.?.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365766 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365766\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the problem is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x * (x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you distribute as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3x * x) + (-3x * -3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you then simplify this to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3x^2) + (9x) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x^2 + 9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x*x - -3x*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this simplifies to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x^2 + 9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looks good to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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