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Subtracting polynomial expressions

Subtracting polynomial expressions-example-1
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the correct answer would be 7m^5-3m^3+9
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Answer:7m^5 - 3m^3 + 9

Step-by-step explanation: You’d have to remove the brackets, but remember that the second has to have everything multiplied by -1, because there’s a minus sign in front of the second bracket. Then you’d group like terms, then add or subtract. Here’s the step by step

6m^5 + 3 - m^3 - 4m + m^5 - 2m^3 + 4m + 6

2. 6m^5 + m^5 - 2m^3 - m^3 + 4m - 4m + 6 + 3

Subtract or add what’s needed, which would be figures with the same variable and coefficient.

3. 7m^5 - 3m^3 + 9

After this, there’s nothing you can add, since the remaining figures don’t have the same variable.
Hope it’s clear and this wasn’t that long

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