Question

Simplify (5^2-3x+)-(x^2+2x-1)

Answer 1

you should distribute the negative one first

Answer 2

I don't know

Answer 3

help

Answer 4

so you see a negative in front of a parenthesis right?
that means you can multiply everything inside the parenthesis by -1
can you do that part for me?

Answer 5

know

Answer 6

i show you
\[-(x^2 + 2x - 1) = -x^2 - 2x + 1\]

Answer 7

so now you need to simplify this
\[5^2 - 3x - x^2 - 2x + 1\]
just wondering is it 5^2 or 5x^2?

Answer 8

help

Answer 9

im already trying to help you
im not gonna just give you the answer you know

Answer 10

is it 5x^2

Answer 11

i was asking you if you made a typo or not in the original problem cause you wrote 5^2

Answer 12

if you didnt make a typo then i'll keep going

Answer 13

no I did not

Answer 14

okay tell me whats 5^2?

Answer 15

and tell me whats -3x - 2x?

Answer 16

i dot know

Answer 17

5^2 = 25
and -3x - 2x = -5x
so your answer is
-x^2 - 5x + 26

Answer 18

yeah i got the same thing as @jayz657 @bigpapa021201