document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168747>Question 1168747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please list the steps to Simplify the below problem?  I come up with 2a after multiplication and cancellation \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "a^2 - b^2 * 2a^2 - 2a = (a + b) (a - b) * 2(a^2 - a) = 2^3b    = 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 - ab     a - 1       a(a - b) * a - 1              a^2 -b\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #793403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10551)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=793403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please list the steps to Simplify the below problem?  I come up with 2a after multiplication and cancellation \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "a^2 - b^2 * 2a^2 - 2a = (a + b) (a - b) * 2(a^2 - a) = 2^3b    = 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 - ab     a - 1       a(a - b) * a - 1              a^2 -b\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C11%2C+%28a%5E2+-+b%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2+-+ab%29%2C+%22%2A%22%2C+%282a%5E2+-+2a%29%2F%28a+-+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28a+%2B+b%29%28a+-+b%29%2Fa%28a+-+b%29%2C+%22%2A%22%2C+2%28a%5E2+-+a%29%2F%28a+-+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+2%5E3b%2F%28a%5E2+-b%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+2a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <b> <====== This is what you have.</b><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C15%2C+%28a%5E2+-+b%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2+-+ab%29%2C+%22%2A%22%2C+%282a%5E2+-+2a%29%2F%28a+-+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C%0D%0A%28a+%2B+b%29%28a+-+b%29%2Fa%28a+-+b%29%2C+%22%2A%22%2C+2a%28a+-+1%29%2F%28a+-+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+%0D%0A%28a+%2B+b%29cross%28%28a+-+b%29%29%2Fcross%28a%29cross%28%28a+-+b%29%29%2C+%22%2A%22%2C+2cross%28a%29%2Across%28%28a+-+1%29%29%2Fcross%28%28a+-+1%29%29%2C%0D%0A%22=%22%2C+%222%28a+%2B+b%29%2C%22%2C+or%2C+2a+%2B+2b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <b> <====== This is what you should have.</b><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare them and you'll see where you went wrong!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );