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Simplify (-5xsquared-3x-7)+(-2x to the third +6xsquared -8)

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Answer:


\large\boxed{(-5x^2-3x-7)+(-2x^3+6x^2-8)=-2x^3+x^2-3x-15}

Explanation:


(-5x^2-3x-7)+(-2x^3+6x^2-8)\\\\=-5x^2-3x-7-2x^3+6x^2-8\qquad\text{combine like terms}\\\\=-2x^3+(-5x^2+6x^2)-3x+(-7-8)\\\\=-2x^3+x^2-3x-15

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