document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78149>Question 78149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this problem. I am unsure about which way to write it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 7x^3-9x^2+5x-3 from 3x^3+3x^2+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the equation like this = (7x^3-9x^2+5x-3)- (3x^3+3x^2+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or is the equation written like this = (3x^3+3x^2+3) - (7x^3-9x^2+5x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks so much for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56046 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56046\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the equation like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7x^3-9x^2+5x-3)- (3x^3+3x^2+3) <=== not like this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or is the equation written like this: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x^3+3x^2+3) - (7x^3-9x^2+5x-3)  <=== like this ... use this one<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of it this way ... suppose the problem had said \"Subtract 10 from 20\".  Or maybe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take 10 away from 20. You would have recognized right off that this meant 20 - 10.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Even if it had said take 20 away from 10 you might not have questioned that it meant<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 - 20 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see why the second choice you presented was the correct one.  It<BR>\n" );
document.write( "would be comparable to using the words:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take 7x^3-9x^2+5x-3 away from 3x^3+3x^2+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you didn't ask for help other than getting things in the right order, I presume<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that you can do the actual subtraction itself.  If not, post again. </SPAN>\n" );
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