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document.write( "Addition of Polynomials:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Add (14x + 5)  and  (10x + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here we have two binomials..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First write them in a row as follows....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14x + 5 + 10x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now combine the similar terms.......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(14x + 10x)  + (5 + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "While adding terms containing like variable...you should add the constant term first and write the common variable as follows....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (14 + 10 )x + 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 24x + 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Add (19x2 + 12x + 12) and  (7x2 + 10x + 13) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here we have two trinomials(having three terms)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First write them in a row as follows....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(19x^2 + 12x + 12) +(7x^2 + 10x + 13) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now combine the similar terms.......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "19x^2 + 7x^2 + 12x + 10x + 12 + 13 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As I explained in the previous example, While adding terms containing like variable...you should add the constant term first and write the common variable as follows....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (19 + 7)x^2 + (12 + 10 )x + (12 + 13 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 26x^2 + 22x + 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtraction of polynomials.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. (6x + 14) - (9x + 5) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here first remove the parenthesis.....while doing that ...since you have a minus sign just infornt of the second polynomial, you should change the sign of each term of the second polynomial as follows......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 14 - 9x - 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now collect the like terms.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x -9x + 14 -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (6-9)x + 14 -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -5x + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.(19x^2 + 9x + 16) - (5x^2 + 12x + 7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 19x^2 + 9x + 16 - 5x^2 - 12x - 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  19x^2 - 5x^2  + 9x - 12x + 16 -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (19 -5)x^2 + (9-12)x + 16 -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 14x^2 - 3x + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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