document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099577>Question 1099577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please describe and correct the error of the following equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-2)(2x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3x(2X-3)-2(2x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6x^2-9x-4x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6x^2-13x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think that the 4x should have been subtracted from the 9x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x-2%29%282x-3%29=%286x%5E2-9x%29-%284x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x-2%29%282x-3%29=%286x%5E2-9x%29-%284x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x-2%29%282x-3%29=6x%5E2-9x-4x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x-2%29%282x-3%29=6x%5E2-9x-4x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><-- The sign of the constant 6 should be positive not negative. </SPAN>\n" );
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