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Subtract and simplify.

Subtract and simplify.-example-1
User Bruceatk
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Answer:

8
x^(4) + 7x³ - 5x² + 7x - 14

Explanation:

(8
x^(4) + 7x³ - 5) - (5x² - 7x + 9)

remove first parenthesis and distribue second by - 1

= 8
x^(4) + 7x³ - 5 - 5x² + 7x - 9 ← collect like terms

= 8
x^(4) + 7x³ - 5x² + 7x - 14 ← in standard form

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