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document.write( "(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2.  I'm having a real porblem wth this!  Thanks in advance for your help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Denise </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2. I'm having a real porblem wth this! Thanks in advance for your help! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Denis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first instance, the (-) is also squared and we know that a minus times a minus equals a plus and in the second instance the minus is not squared only the x is squared so the answer would be (-).  In other words, the second instance could be written as -(x^2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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