document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612740>Question 612740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If f(x)=(x^2-5x+4) & g(x)=x^2+4x-5, which is the first incorrect step in simplifying 3f(x)-g(x)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 1: 3(x^2-5x+4)-(x^2+4x-5) (Substitution)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 2: 3x^2-15x+12-x^2-4x+5   (Distributive Property)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: 2x^2-11x+17            (Combine Similar Terms)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.Step 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.Step 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.Step 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.No error </SPAN>\n" );
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