document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892299>Question 892299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation:(p+p^3+2p^2)-(7p+6p^2-6p^3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540417 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540417\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are expected to rearrange the terms and simplify by \"collecting like terms\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If asked to \"show your work\", I would write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%2Bp%5E3%2B2p%5E2%29-%287p%2B6p%5E2-6p%5E3%29=p%2Bp%5E3%2B2p%5E2-7p-6p%5E2%2B6p%5E3=highlight%287p%5E3-4p%5E2-6p%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In many baby steps:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%2Bp%5E3%2B2p%5E2%29-%287p%2B6p%5E2-6p%5E3%29=%28p%2Bp%5E3%2B2p%5E2%29%2B%28-1%29%287p%2B6p%5E2-6p%5E3%29=p%2Bp%5E3%2B2p%5E2-7p-6p%5E2%2B6p%5E3=%28p%5E3%2B6p%5E3%29%2B%282p%5E2-6p%5E2%29%2B%28p-7p%29=%281%2B6%29p%5E3%2B%282-6%29p%5E2%2B%281-7%29p=7p%5E3%2B%28-4%29p%5E2%2B%28-6%29p=highlight%287p%5E3-4p%5E2-6p%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is not an equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An EQUAtion has an EQUAl sign, like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2y=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2y=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . </SPAN>\n" );
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