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(x squared -9x -7) -(7x squared +2x +3) Find the difference

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ANSWER


-6x^2-11x-10

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the difference between the two expressions:


(x^2-9x-7)-(7x^2+2x+3)

To do this, we will subtract like terms from one another.

That is:


x^2-7x^2-9x-2x-7-3

Simplifying the expression, we have:


-6x^2-11x-10

That is the answer.

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