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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(7x2 + x + 9) - (3x2 + 4x - 5)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you think you do first?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you would distribute the negative into the equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you after distributing that you would have (7x2 + x + 9) (-3x2 - 4x + 5)

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

No. Without the parenthesis. Then it would be correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then distribute those

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 4x2 - 3x + 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats the answer

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

You would have \[\large \large 7x^2 + x + 9 - 3x^2 +4x - 5\]

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Now you want to combine like term. So what can we combine?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah you got i gold I'll let you take it from here

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Here's a tip. We can only combine terms where the exponent powers are the same. So can we combine 7x^2 and -3x^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4x^2 + 5x + 4 right?

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Yes. That would be your final answer, since that cannot be simplify anymore.

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