document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859735>Question 859735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factorise each of the following as fully as possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-b*b)- b*b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #517986 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=517986\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b*b is equal to b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a - b*b) - b*b is equal to a - b^2 - b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the parentheses don't do anything to this problem because the order is the same with or without them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get a - 2b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's as simple as you can get it.<BR>\n" );
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