SOLUTION: can you add 13z to the 2nd plus 3z?

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Question 1045686: can you add 13z to the 2nd plus 3z?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You certainly can, and the sum is . Said sum expression cannot be simplified, though it can be expressed in factored form using the distributive property, .

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it