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( "Multiply each term of the first expression by each term of the second; then combine like terms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Line up the like terms vertically to make combining like terms easier.<br><PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "      11z(4z^2-3z-4) = 44z^3-33z^2-44z\r\n" );
document.write( "       -3(4z^2-3z-4) =      -12z^2+ 9z+12\r\n" );
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document.write( "  (11z-3)(4z^2-3z-4) = 44z^3-45z^2-35z+12</PRE><br><BR>\n" );
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