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Simplify the following expression: (5x2 + 3x + 4) − (2x2 + 5x − 1). If the final answer is written in the form Ax2 + Bx + C, what is the value of A?

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User Trogdor
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Answer:

A = 3.

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User Nikita Misharin
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(5x2 + 3x + 4) − (2x2 + 5x − 1)
(10 + 3x + 4) - (4 + 5x -1)
(14+3x) - (3 + 5x)
(14+3x) + (-3 -5x)
11 - 2x
11-2x is as simplified as it goes there is no possible answer without an equal sign given.
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