Question

Find the difference.

14x - (x^2 + 8x) =

Having some issues with this problem. Please help?

Answer 1

this is similar to other problem you have

14x - x^2 + 8x combine like terms

Answer 2

-x^2 + 22x??

Answer 3

Yay!! Thank you!

Answer 4

sorry my mistake

Answer 5

it should be

14x -x^2 -8x

Answer 6

but you are on the right track, now you can combine

Answer 7

what do you get ?

Answer 8

-x^2 + 6x?

Answer 9

now is correct

Answer 10

when you are taking out of parenthesis is like multiplying by the negative, you had

- (x^2 +8x), so you need to change the signs, the positive x^2 becomes -x^2 and the positive 8x becomes -8x

Answer 11

Oh okay. I got it now .

Answer 12

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