document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94400>Question 94400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i have previously submitted this question but have not received an answer. I have had a go myself but am not sure if I have done it correctly. would you please be able to check what I have done, and let me know if I am on the right track? Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is a substitution equation where a=2,b=3,c=-4 & d=-1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68748 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=68748\">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=%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F9+-+-64%2F-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F9+-+-64%2F-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 4 (not 36. I can see that you simply misplaced a '3'), <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 9, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get -64, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F9+-+64%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F9+-+64%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+572%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+572%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3=-+572%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3=-+572%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3=-63.5555556 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5E2+-+%28c%2Fd%29%5E3=-63.5555556\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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