document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185162>Question 1185162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (11z-3)(4z^2-3z-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I expand the expression combining like terms and simplifying it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(11z-3)(4z^2-3z-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I expand the expression combining like terms and simplifying it?<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;\">Best to do distribution of 11x - 3 to the trinomial, VERTICALLY, as follows:\r\n" );
document.write( "(11z - 3)(4z<sup>2</sup> - 3z - 4) =  11z(4z<sup>2</sup> - 3z - 4) - 3(4z<sup>2</sup> - 3z - 4)      \r\n" );
document.write( "(11z - 3)(4z<sup>2</sup> - 3z - 4) =  44z<sup>3</sup>    -  33z<sup>2</sup>   -   44z\r\n" );
document.write( "                          <u>         -  12z<sup>2</sup>   +    9z    +   12</u>\r\n" );
document.write( "(11z - 3)(4z<sup>2</sup> - 3z - 4) =<b><font color = red><font size = 5> 44z<sup>3</sup> - 45z<sup>2</sup> - 35z  +  12</font></font></b></PRE> </SPAN>\n" );
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