CPM Homework Help : CCA2 Problem 8-121

Step 1:

2 by 3 rectangle, labeled as follows: left edge, x, minus 1, interior top left, 2, x cubed, bottom expression: 2, x cubed, + 3, x squared, minus 8, x, + 3. An arrow points from the interior 2, x cubed to the bottom, 2, x cubed.

Step 2:

Label added: top edge, left, 2, x squared.

Step 3:

Label added: interior bottom, left, negative 2, x squared.

Step 4:

Label added: interior top middle, 5, x squared, with arrow, going through, interior bottom left, negative 2, x squared, ending, in the bottom expression, at 3, x squared.

Step 5:

Label added, top edge, middle, 5, x.

Step 6:

Label added, Interior bottom, middle, negative 5, x.

Step 7:

Label added, interior top, right, negative 3, x, with arrow, going through, interior bottom, middle, negative 5, x, ending, in the bottom expression, at negative 8, x.

Step 8:

Label added, top edge, right, negative 3.

Step 9:

Label added, interior bottom, right, 3.