document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850028>Question 850028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write { { {  3/2( x-2)^2-1 } } } in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511909 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=511909\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to write this expression in standard form, we need to use the order of operations.  So, we will first expand (x - 2)^2 by FOILING:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 2)(x - 2) ----->\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 2x - 2x + 4 ----->\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 4x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, we need to distribute the 3/2 to x^2 - 4x + 4, by multiplying these terms together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we just need to add the -1 to this quadratic:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F2%29x%5E2-6x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29x%5E2-6x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is our answer </SPAN>\n" );
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