Question

-2y^2 - (y^2 + y) answer please

Answer 1

The answer is −3y^2−y.

Steps:

Distribute the Negative Sign:

=−2y2+−1(y2+y)

=−2y2+−1y2+−1y

=−2y2+−y2+−y

Combine Like Terms:

=−2y2+−y2+−y

=(−2y2+−y2)+(−y)

=−3y2+−y

Answer 2

-3y^2 - y

Explanation:

-2y^2 - (y^2 + y)

Find the opposite of y^2 + y, so distribute the negative sign to the values inside the parentheses to get:

−2y^2 −y^2 − y

Then combine like terms to get:

-3y^2 - y