document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615466>Question 615466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone help me with this problem? I am seriously lost. Thanks so very much!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add (2a^4-4a^3+4a^2+15a-8)+(a^5+11a^3+6a^2-4a+4)+(-5a^4+a^2-7a-7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #387195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=387195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2a^4-4a^3+4a^2+15a-8)+(a^5+11a^3+6a^2-4a+4)+(-5a^4+a^2-7a-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a^4-4a^3+4a^2+15a-8+a^5+11a^3+6a^2-4a+4-5a^4+a^2-7a-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a^5)+(2a^4-5a^4)+(-4a^3+11a^3)+(4a^2+6a^2+a^2)+(15a-4a-7a)+(-8+4-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^5-3a^4+7a^3+11a^2+4a-11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So (2a^4-4a^3+4a^2+15a-8)+(a^5+11a^3+6a^2-4a+4)+(-5a^4+a^2-7a-7) simplifies to  <font color=\"red\">a^5-3a^4+7a^3+11a^2+4a-11</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, (2a^4-4a^3+4a^2+15a-8)+(a^5+11a^3+6a^2-4a+4)+(-5a^4+a^2-7a-7) = <font color=\"red\">a^5-3a^4+7a^3+11a^2+4a-11</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for all values of 'a' </SPAN>\n" );
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