document.write( "Question 62788This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
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document.write( ": I think I am in the right section. I'm doing practice problems but I don't have an answer key to know if I am going in the right direction\r
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document.write( "23. Multiply.\r
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document.write( "n^2-n-20 n^2+5n
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document.write( "2n^2 n^2-25\r
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document.write( "I did this thus far but I know it is incorrect.\r
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document.write( "(n+4)(n-5) n(n+5)
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document.write( "2n^2 n-5)(n-5)\r
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document.write( "This just doesn't look right. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #43649 by 303795(602)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I did this thus far but I know it is incorrect. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(n+4)(n-5) n(n+5) \n" ); document.write( "--------- * ------ \n" ); document.write( "2n^2 (n-5)(n-5) \n" ); document.write( "This just doesn't look right. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You are certainly on the right track so I won't finish it off. Your error is that n^2-25 factorises as (n-5)(n+5). Fix that and you should be able to complete the rest without difficulties. \n" ); document.write( " |