SOLUTION: i am going to take the asvab and need a brush up on the basic rules of algebra seeing that i never took it. basically i need to need to know what the rules are for things like a^2

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Question 188698: i am going to take the asvab and need a brush up on the basic rules of algebra seeing that i never took it. basically i need to need to know what the rules are for things like a^2 x b^2 + c = .
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Are you multiplying a%5E2 and b%5E2? If so, then there's not much you can do. You can rewrite a%5E2b%5E2%2Bc as %28ab%29%5E2%2Bc but that's about it.