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Given f(x) = −9x5 − x4 + 3x3 − 8 and g(x) = −9x5 − 3x3 − 9x2 + 7, find and simplify f(x) − g(x)

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f(x) − g(x) = −9x^5 − x^4 + 3x^3 − 8 − (−9x^5 − 3x^3 − 9x^2 + 7)
f(x) − g(x) = −9x^5 − x^4 + 3x^3 − 8 + 9x^5 + 3x^3 + 9x^2 − 7
f(x) − g(x) = − x^4 + 6x^3 + 9x^2 - 15
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