Question

Polynomials and Monomials

(-2y^2-11y-7) - (-9y^2-5y+10)
Subtract and Simplify.

Answer 1

And uh... Show work.

Answer 2

Okay, so the first step would be to distribute the negative into the brackets

Answer 3

Here are the steps:
1) Get rid of the brackets *Be careful for the second one, you have to expand the - to each term)
2) Collect like terms and add them up

Answer 4

I'm assuming my final answer would be a monomial, right?

Answer 5

A monomial is an expression in algebra that contains one term, like 3xy. Monomials include: numbers, whole numbers and variables that are multiplied together, and variables that are multiplied together.
A polynomial is a sum of monomials where each monomial is called a term