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Perform each operation.
(x^2-6x+9)-2(x^2-3x+1)

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-x^2+7 is ur answer
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User Martin Gross
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Answer:


\huge\boxed{(x^2-6x+9)-2(x^2-3x+1)=-x^2+7}

Explanation:


(x^2-6x+9)-2(x^2-3x+1)\qquad|\text{use the distributive property}\\\\=x^2-6x+9+(-2)(x^2)+(-2)(-3x)+(-2)(1)\\\\=x^2-6x+9-2x^2+6x-2\qquad|\text{combine like terms}\\\\=(x^2-2x^2)+(-6x+6x)+(9-2)\\\\=-x^2+7

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