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UkuleleGirl:
Adding and subtracting polynomials.
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UkuleleGirl:
\((-2x^2-2x+1)+(-8x^2-7)\)
UkuleleGirl:
@hero
P1n3appl31:
OOOOOOOOO I am interested
UkuleleGirl:
I think I do the x method first.
P1n3appl31:
Don't you have to combine like terms...
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UkuleleGirl:
This isn't combine like terms
P1n3appl31:
dang, sorry
P1n3appl31:
-8^x-2^x-2x-7+1... 10^x-2x-6x... eh oh well
UkuleleGirl:
hm?
P1n3appl31:
when I do "^" I usually mean to the power of
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UkuleleGirl:
ik...
UkuleleGirl:
but you said -8^x?!
UkuleleGirl:
take the power of x?
P1n3appl31:
negative 8 to the power of x
P1n3appl31:
oh whoops thanks its -8x^2
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UkuleleGirl:
0-0 yes
P1n3appl31:
so then my answer is 10x^2 -2x-6
UkuleleGirl:
yes but how did you get that?
P1n3appl31:
-8 subtracted by 2 I got -10 so theres the -10x^2, 2x is just left alone because there are no like terms with that one, and -7+1 is 6
UkuleleGirl:
hmmm okay.
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P1n3appl31:
`~mAtH~`
P1n3appl31:
although I think this is algebra
UkuleleGirl:
Yes . algebra 3
P1n3appl31:
noice!
UkuleleGirl:
it says its wrong.....
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P1n3appl31:
OOF T-T I am really sorry I got you a wrong answerrrrr
UkuleleGirl:
we all make mistakes
UkuleleGirl:
OH i think you distribute the Plus sign thru the other side of the parenthesis
P1n3appl31:
OH SHOOT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!!! NUUUUUUU
UkuleleGirl:
okay.
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UkuleleGirl:
i'm not sure if we group here or combine like terms
UkuleleGirl:
ok i think we combine like terms
UkuleleGirl:
YES ok i got it. turns out you were right just the 6 should have been negative in the final answer.
P1n3appl31:
the six was negative O-O
UkuleleGirl:
then ig it wasmy bad then.