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OpenStudy (anonymous):

man i hate POLYNOMIALS !!!! (6ap-9a^2p+14ap^2)-(10ap^2-2ap-14a^2p) my answer: 4ap-5a^2p+4ap^2

OpenStudy (oaktree):

That's incorrect. It is 8ap+5a^2p+4ap^2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i still didnt get tht..can u show my how to figure this ?

OpenStudy (oaktree):

Distribute the negative: 6ap-9a^2p+14p^2-10ap^2+2ap+14a^2p.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

Now combine like terms - and carefully!

OpenStudy (oaktree):

6ap+2ap=8ap.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

-9a^2p+14a^2p=5a^2p.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

And, lastly, 14ap^2-10ap^2=4ap^2.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

OK?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think i get confused when its time toime to distribute the signs

OpenStudy (oaktree):

A negative simply means the opposite sign. A positive goes to a negative, and a negative to a positive.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

And make sure to give the negative to

OpenStudy (oaktree):

EVERY term in the polynomial.

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