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Given A = 7x² - 3x + 10 and B = -4x² + 6x - 4, find A - B.

a) 11x² - 9x + 14
b) 11x² - 9x + 6
c) 3x² - 9x + 14
d) 3x² - 9x + 6

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Final answer:

Subtract polynomial B from polynomial A term by term, resulting in the final expression A - B = 11x² - 9x + 14, which is option a).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find A - B when given A = 7x² - 3x + 10 and B = -4x² + 6x - 4, you subtract each corresponding term in polynomial B from polynomial A.

Performing the subtraction:

  • (7x² - (-4x²)) = 7x² + 4x² = 11x²
  • (-3x - 6x) = -3x - 6x = -9x
  • (10 - (-4)) = 10 + 4 = 14

After simplifying each term, we combine them to get the final expression A - B which is 11x² - 9x + 14.

Therefore, the correct answer to A - B is 11x² - 9x + 14 which corresponds to option a).

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