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The sum of two polynomials is 10a2b2 – 8a2b + 6ab2 – 4ab + 2. If one addend is –5a2b2 + 12a2b – 5, what is the other addend?

User Damini Suthar
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Answer:

15a2b2 – 20a2b + 6ab2 – 4ab + 7

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Answer:

25a2b2+4a2b+6ab2-4ab+7

Explanation:

=sum of two polynomials -one addend

=20a2b2-8a2b+6ab2-4ab+2-(-5a2b2+12a2b-5)

=20a2b2-8a2b+6ab2-4ab+2+5a2b2-12a2b+5

=25a2b2+4a2b+6ab2-4ab+7

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