document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10495>Question 10495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you could, please help me with these 2 problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The directions says to simplify the variable expressions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-14)(-y^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(-y^2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-14)(-y^2)=14y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-y^2)^2 = (y^2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          = y^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(-y^2)^2 = 8y^4\r<BR>\n" );
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