document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13269>Question 13269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem 3xy(4+2xy)6xy (to third power)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I started within the () which would give me <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6xy+4 then 6 to the 3rd is 222xy +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did I approach this problem correctly, If not how should I?  Thank you Peter Droste grade9 pdroste@stny.rr.com  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6745 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6745\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not at all sure what your problem is.  First off, however, you can't do anything within the parentheses, because they are NOT like terms.  Do you mean:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%2A%284%2B2xy%29%2A6xy%5E3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%2A%284%2B2xy%29%2A6xy%5E3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  It still doesn't look exactly like most math problems look.  Do you have parentheses anywhere else in this problem that I don't have in this?  If indeed this is the case, then let's multiply the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6xy%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6xy%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%28x%5E2%29%2A%28+y%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%28x%5E2%29%2A%28+y%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next take the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%5E2y%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%5E2y%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times the remaining factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%284+%2B+2xy%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%284+%2B+2xy%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%5E2y%5E4%284+%2B+2xy%29=+72%28x%5E2%29%2A%28y%5E4%29+%2B+36+%28x%5E3%29%2A%28+y+%5E5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%5E2y%5E4%284+%2B+2xy%29=+72%28x%5E2%29%2A%28y%5E4%29+%2B+36+%28x%5E3%29%2A%28+y+%5E5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is NOT the correct statement of your problem, then resubmit the problem and someone will take a look at it for you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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