document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712679>Question 712679</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I have been working on this problem all morning. Can't seem to come up with the right answer. Can you please help me? It is an polynominal. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^6+(-4x^2)+3x+4 - 2x^3+10x^2+(-3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438127 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=438127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2x^6 + (-4x^2)+ 3x+4 - 2x^3 + 10x^2 + (-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^6 - 4x^2 + 3x + 4 - 2x^3 + 10x^2 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^6 - 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 10x^2 + 3x + 4 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^6 - 3x^3 + 6x^2 + 3x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is not an equation, so you can only simplify it </SPAN>\n" );
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