document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=82680>Question 82680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express as a polynomial: (x + a)(x ^ 2 - ax / x). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #59304 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=59304\">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=%28x+%2B+a%29%28%28x+%5E+2+-+ax%29+%2F+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+%2B+a%29%28%28x+%5E+2+-+ax%29+%2F+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Ax%5E2+-+x%2Aax+%2B+a%2Ax+%5E+2+-+a%2Aax%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Ax%5E2+-+x%2Aax+%2B+a%2Ax+%5E+2+-+a%2Aax%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL across the numerators\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3+-+ax%5E2+%2B+ax+%5E+2+-+a%5E2x%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3+-+ax%5E2+%2B+ax+%5E+2+-+a%5E2x%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3+-+a%5E2x%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3+-+a%5E2x%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%5E2-+a%5E2%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%5E2-+a%5E2%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out an x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28x%29%28x%5E2+-+a%5E2%29%2Fcross%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28x%29%28x%5E2+-+a%5E2%29%2Fcross%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide and cancel out the x terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is a\r<BR>\n" );
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