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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(11a3+6)-(-7a3+12) = the 3 is the exponent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 18a3+18

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

(11a^3+6)-(-7a^3+12) 11a^3+6+7a^3-12 what's next?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just change the equation like this 11a^3 + 6 + 7a^3 - 12 then it will become 18a^3 - 6

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you forgot to distribute the negative through to each term inside the second parenthesis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes I did

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

oh no not you friedrice, i was talking to the original poster

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh ok

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ortizgiovanni21 forgot to distribute the negative through

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(-8y^5+4)-(13y^5-6) = is it -21y^5+10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(13x^7-6)-(-14x^7+11) is it 27x^7-17

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