Question

Simplify the monomial
11x^2 -3x^2

Answer 1

`\\ \sf\longmapsto 11x^2-3x^2`

• Subtract the coefficients

`\\ \sf\longmapsto (11-3)x^2`

`\\ \sf\longmapsto 8x^2`

Answer 2

`\sf11 {x}^(2) - 3 {x}^(2) \\`

They are like terms so you can just easily subtract them directly.

`\sf11 {x}^(2) - 3 {x}^(2) \\ = \boxed{\bf8x {}^(2)}`

Hope it helps.

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