document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882927>Question 882927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify the expression someone please help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2(4x+10)-3x+22+2x(x+1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all, whenever you have something of the form a(b+c), you can multiply the number outside the parentheses with those inside (Distributive Property); in other words, a(b + c) = ab + ac. Therefore, in this problem,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we can simply add up like terms:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, the simplified version of the expression is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Let me know if you need additional clarification. =) </SPAN>\n" );
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