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Aug 20, 2014
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rggee
xy = x * y , not x + y
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Algebra Simplification
4n18
8/20/14 9:59am
wolframalpha.com
canadiancougar624
8/20/14 10:01am
There is no +
darkcoug
8/20/14 10:02am
Exactly. It's x times y inside the parentheses, not x + y.
dilbert
8/20/14 10:04am
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
4n18
8/20/14 10:06am
Why are you adding?
workindev
8/20/14 10:04am
Because I am on crack.
Thanks!
4n18
8/20/14 10:11am
Breaking it apart gives x * x^2 * y^2 not x(x+y)(x+y). Like darkcoug said, no +
JadoX
8/20/14 10:04am
What is the original equation again?
Iron Coug
8/20/14 10:04am
xy = x * y , not x + y
rggee
8/20/14 10:05am
x * (x * y) * (x * y) = x * x * x * y * y = x^3 * y^2
rggee
8/20/14 10:06am
Thanks! I don't know why I did that.
4n18
8/20/14 10:13am
Your equation x(x+y)(x+y) isn't the broken down version of x(xy)^2. It is the
cucciolo25
8/20/14 10:05am
Note to self: refresh before submitting a response. It's likely been answered.
cucciolo25
8/20/14 10:06am
Think order of operations
jreid191
8/20/14 10:05am
I get 3x-2z.
benny1982
8/20/14 10:10am
Hold on. Still trying to figure it out. Give me another 45 minutes.
WDaddy
8/20/14 10:19am
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