document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=839535>Question 839535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My teacher doesn't explain anything... she's the go in your book work it out kind of teacher, and well we're reviewing polynomials from Algebra 1, and i'm completely lost.. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2p+5p^4)-(6p+6p^4) I don't know if it was a typo on edmodo or what but<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i'm guessing we.. ethier foil?? or idk but i'm lost lol.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #505739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><B>josh_jordan(263)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><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=josh_jordan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=505739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello.  You are being asked to subtract one polynomial from the other.  We are given the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2p + 5p^4) - (6p + 6p^4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, we need to distribute the minus sign to everything in the parenthesis to the right of the minus sign.  This gives us:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6p - 6p^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we will combine this with the first polynomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2p + 5p^4 - 6p - 6p^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally we will combine like terms to obtain our answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4p - 6p^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's rewrite this by putting the term with the highest degree (exponent) first, which is -6p^4:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6p^4 - 4p, which is our answer </SPAN>\n" );
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