Question

Subtract:

2x2 - 4x - 3 from x2 - 5x - 8.

Answer 1

what's 2x^2 - 1x^2?

Answer 2

what's 2 - 1?

Answer 3

x^2

Answer 4

good. now what's -4x - (-5x)

Answer 5

anytime you have minus a negative number ( - (-something)) you get +. in other words, -- = +

Answer 6

x

Answer 7

good. now all that's left is -3 - (-8)

Answer 8

5

Answer 9

Excellent, so put all of those terms together and what do you have?

Answer 10

oh crap hold on. We did it backwards I'm sorry.

Answer 11

x^2+x+5

Answer 12

I read that wrong so actually step 1 was x^2 - 2x^2

Answer 13

-x^2

Answer 14

step 2 is -5x - (-4x) and step 3 is -8 -(-3).

Answer 15

yeah first part is right. good job.

Answer 16

so its -x^2+x-5

Answer 17

Your x term has the wrong sign, it's -5x-(-4x), what is that?

Answer 18

-x

Answer 19

good.

Answer 20

So yeah, x^2 - x - 5, you got it.

Answer 21

lol crap i mean -x^2 - x - 5

Answer 22

lol thx

Answer 23

np :) good work.

Answer 24

thanks you too