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Help me :( it's algebra and I am so confused. (explanation would be nice)

Help me :( it's algebra and I am so confused. (explanation would be nice)-example-1

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Answer:

-3x^4-3x+15x^2

Hope it helps

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User JDutil
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Answer:

- 3
x^(4) + 15x² - 3x

Explanation:

Given

(5
x^(4) - 3x + 8x²) - (8
x^(4) - 7x²)

Remove the parenthesis on first and distribute second by - 1

= 5
x^(4) - 3x + 8x² - 8
x^(4) + 7x² ← collect like terms

= - 3
x^(4) + 15x² - 3x ← in standard form

User Carlo Medas
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