How do you combine $(8c^2 - 2c) + (2c^2 + 3c)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T23:57:49

See a solution process below:

First, remove all of the terms from parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:

$8c^2 - 2c + 2c^2 + 3c$

Next, group like terms:

$8c^2 + 2c^2 - 2c + 3c$

Now, combine like terms:

$(8 + 2)c^2 + (-2 + 3)c$

$10c^2 + 1c$

$10c^2 + c$

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