document.write( "Question 647919: my college grad parents have failed me on this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+-+1%29%5E2+-+%28x+%2B+1%29%5E2+=+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+1+-+%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1%29+=+4\" ----- FOILing the binomials\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+1+-+x%5E2+-+2x+-+1+=+4\" ----- Distributing\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+-+x%5E2+-+2x+-+2x+%2B+1+-+1+=+4\" ------ Collecting like-terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-+4x+=+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = \"4%2F-+4\", or \"highlight_green%28x+=+-+1%29\"\r
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