document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57772>Question 57772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please Help-I'm not sure how to factor this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(a-b)^2+7(a+b) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39458 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=39458\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rules of precedence require you to first do the exponentiation, so you must first solve (a-b)^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the distributive property, (a-b)*(a-b) = a^2 - 2ab + b^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you substitute into your original equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(a^2 - 2ab + b^2) + 7(a + b).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That gives you 4a^2 - 8ab + 4b^2 + 7a + 7b.<BR>\n" );
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