document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116590>Question 116590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the problem look like this: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or this: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it looks like this: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%29%28-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%29%28-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square each term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it looks like this: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E2%29%28-4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%29%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%29%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square each term. Notice how the negative sign goes away. The reason why is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4%29%5E2=%28-4%29%28-4%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4%29%5E2=%28-4%29%28-4%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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