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Algebra.Com's Answer #74551 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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I'm assuming it reads\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282a%5E2-3a%2B5%29-%28-3a%5E2%2B8a-4%29\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2a%5E2-3a%2B5%2B3a%5E2-8a%2B4\" Distribute the negative\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282a%5E2%2B3a%5E2%29%2B%28-3a-8a%29%2B%285%2B4%29\" Group like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5a%5E2-11a%2B9\" Combine like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%282a%5E2-3a%2B5%29-%28-3a%5E2%2B8a-4%29\" simplifies to \"5a%5E2-11a%2B9\"
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