document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58279>Question 58279</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2(2x^3 - 1) - 2(2x^2 - 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My work: 2x^3 = 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         8x - 1 = 7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         2x^2 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         4x - 3 = 1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         3x^2 = 27x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         7x - 1x = 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         27x + 6x = 33x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         33x - 2 = 31x ?????? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%282x%5E3+-+1%29+-+2%282x%5E2+-+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%282x%5E3+-+1%29+-+2%282x%5E2+-+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Distribute the 3x^2 and -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%282x%5E3%29%2B3x%5E2%28-1%29-2%282x%5E2%29-2%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%282x%5E3%29%2B3x%5E2%28-1%29-2%282x%5E2%29-2%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E%282%2B3%29-3x%5E2-4x%5E2%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E%282%2B3%29-3x%5E2-4x%5E2%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E5-3x%5E2-4x%5E2%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E5-3x%5E2-4x%5E2%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You can only combine numbers without variables and numbers with the same exact variables raised to the same exact powers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E5%2B%28-3-4%29x%5E2%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E5%2B%28-3-4%29x%5E2%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E5-7x%5E2%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E5-7x%5E2%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You're done.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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