Question

6x^2+y^2-x^2+5+x-3y^2

Answer 1

6x^2 - x^2 is what?

Answer 2

6 ?

Answer 3

close

6x^2 - x^2

is the same as

6x^2 - 1x^2

Answer 4

you just subtract the numbers out front

Answer 5

to get this

6x^2 - 1x^2 = 5x^2

Answer 6

so 5

Answer 7

then tack on a x^2

Answer 8

oh okay aha

Answer 9

y^2 - 3y^2

is the same as

1y^2 - 3y^2

Answer 10

they combine to what

Answer 11

one sec

Answer 12

k

Answer 13

-2y^2 ?

Answer 14

you got it

Answer 15

so put this all together

6x^2+y^2-x^2+5+x-3y^2

turns into

( 6x^2 - 1x^2 ) + ( 1y^2 - 3y^2) + x + 5

after you group like terms

then combine like terms to get

5x^2 - 2y^2 + x + 5

and you're done

Answer 16

omg thank you so much :D

Answer 17

yw