document.write( "Question 596435: Help me please I am stuck.
\n" ); document.write( "Question: Essay; show all work. Find the product:
\n" ); document.write( "(1/4x^2 – 2/5)(-1/5x – 2/3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have gotten this far on it and I am not even sure it is right:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1/4x^2 - 2/5)(-1/5x - 2/3)
\n" ); document.write( "(1/4)x^2 * (-1/5)x - (1/4)x^2 (2/3) - (2/5) (-1/5)x + (2/5) (2/3)
\n" ); document.write( "(-1/20)x^3 - (2/12)x^2 - (2/25)x + (4/15)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #377732 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You made one silly error and I'm going to highlight it in red.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It's very small, but hopefully you can see that the negative in front of 2/25 is highlighted in red. This should be a + because -2/5 and -1/5x are both negative (that multiply out to a positive result), so the real answer is\r
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