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What is the sum of -3x squared minus -7x + 9 and -5x squared + 6x minus 4

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Answer:

The sum is;


-8x^2-x+5

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to know the sum of;


-3x^2-7x+9\text{ and }-5x^2_{}+6x-4

Let Add and collect the like terms;


\begin{gathered} -3x^2-7x+9+(-5x^2_{}+6x-4) \\ =-3x^2-7x+9-5x^2_{}+6x-4 \\ =-3x^2-5x^2_{}-7x+6x+9-4 \\ =-8x^2-x+5 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the sum is;


-8x^2-x+5

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