document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960702>Question 960702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I need some help figuring this out (2v^2-7v-6) + (-4v +1) Im having a hard time figuring out when to change the negative to positve, can you help me please  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #587112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=587112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=FirstExpression+%2B+SecondExpression ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"FirstExpression+%2B+SecondExpression\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nothing to distribute in or for the second expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%5E2-7v-6-4v%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%5E2-7v-6-4v%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, adding a negative expression is same as subtracting expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%5E2-7v-4v-6%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%5E2-7v-4v-6%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, commutative property, seeing through the subtractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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