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OpenStudy (anonymous):

9x(squared)-4-10x(squared)+10+3x

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

See the equation editor?

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

\[9x^{2} - 4 - 10x^{2} + 10 + 3x\]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

do you see any like terms?

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

you got this right @SolomonZelman ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i iwhat do you mean when you say like terms are you referring to the 9x(squared) and the 10x(squared)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\[\color{red} {9x^2} \color{blue} {-4} \color{red} {-10x^2} \color{blue} {+10} \color{green} {+3x}\]see the like terms?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i see it now

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

tell me what you get when you finish adding to make sure you are correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

36

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

No

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what am i adding together

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Follow me: \[\color{red} {9x^2} \color{blue} {-4} \color{red} {-10x^2}\color{blue} {+10} \color{green} {+3x}\] \[\color{red} {9x^2}\color{red} {-10x^2}\]\[\color{blue} {-4}\color{blue} {-10}\]\[\color{green} {3x}\] \[\color{red} {9x^2}\color{red} {-10x^2}~~=~~-x^2\] \[\color{blue} {-4}\color{blue} {-10}~~=~~-14\] \[\color{green} {3x}~~=~~3x\] put them together. \[\color{red} {-x^2}\color{green} {+3x}\color{blue} {-14}\] So, it's just \[-x^2+3x-14\]

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

hey, how'd you do the colored equations @SolomonZelman

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