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OpenStudy (aimmebgood):

simplify (-2y^(2) - 4y - 12) + (5y^(2) - 5y + 12) the answer I got was so far off. steps?

Parth (parthkohli):

Remove the parentheses.

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

what is the answer you got?

Parth (parthkohli):

Just remove the parentheses and combine like terms, okay?

Parth (parthkohli):

\[-2y^2 - 4y - 12 + 5y^2 - 5y + 12\]Can you do the rest?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[3y^2-9y=0\] 3y(y-3)=0 => either y=0 or y=3 hope it helped!

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