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Simplify (3x² - 2) + (2x² - 6x + 3).

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Group like terms, 3x^2 and 2x^2, then -6x, then -2 and 3. By grouping like terms you’ll be able to simplify the polynomial
User Kamil Dziedzic
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Answer: x = 1, x = -1

Explanation:


(3x^(2) -2) + (2x^(2) -6x+3)\\3x^2 -2 +2x^2 -6x+3\\5x^2-6x^2 +1\\-x^2 +1=0\\-x^2 = -1\\x^2=1\\√(x^2)=√(1) \\x = 1, -1

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