document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88872>Question 88872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (3x-4)+(7x+9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x-4)+(7x+9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the expression by removing parenthesis as follows...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 4 + 7x + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now collect the like terms together.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 7x - 4 + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x + 5 , which is the simplified form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x-9y)-(-6x+8y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 4x - 9y + 6x - 8y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now collect the like terms together...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 4x + 6x - 9y - 8y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 10x - 17y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x - 9x - 2x = -14x - 2x = -16x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood.\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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