document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132425>Question 132425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x^2-5xy+y^2) + (-9x^2-8xy-y^2) + (x^2+xy-3y^2)\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 #96760 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=96760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x%5E2-5xy%2By%5E2%29+%2B+%28-9x%5E2-8xy-y%5E2%29+%2B+%28x%5E2%2Bxy-3y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x%5E2-5xy%2By%5E2%29+%2B+%28-9x%5E2-8xy-y%5E2%29+%2B+%28x%5E2%2Bxy-3y%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=4x%5E2-5xy%2By%5E2-9x%5E2-8xy-y%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2Bxy-3y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-5xy%2By%5E2-9x%5E2-8xy-y%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2Bxy-3y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parenthesis (in this case, they do not affect the outcome of the problem)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%5E2-y%5E2-3y%5E2%29%2B%284x%5E2-9x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%29%2B%28-5xy-8xy%2Bxy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%5E2-y%5E2-3y%5E2%29%2B%284x%5E2-9x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%29%2B%28-5xy-8xy%2Bxy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3y%5E2-4x%5E2-12xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3y%5E2-4x%5E2-12xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms </SPAN>\n" );
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