document.write( "Question 1199464: Use the product rule to simplify the following monomials:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #833380 by mccravyedwin(408) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "I'll do this one instead.  It's done exactly the same way as yours:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Make sure that every letter shows an exponent.  If a letter doesn't\r\n" );
document.write( "have an exponent showing, give it the exponent 1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the first term:\r\n" );
document.write( "3 times 5 is 15,  times  is  or .\r\n" );
document.write( "so the 1st term is \r\n" );
document.write( "For the second term (not using the - in front:\r\n" );
document.write( "12 time 7 is 84,  times  is  or .\r\n" );
document.write( "so the 2nd term is \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now since all the letters and exponents are the same in both those\r\n" );
document.write( "terms, they are said to be LIKE TERMS, so we combine their coefficients\r\n" );
document.write( "15-84 and get -69.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now do yours the exact same way.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin

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