How do you find the sum or difference of (y+5)+(2y+4y^2-2)?

1 Answer
May 8, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

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

y + 5 + 2y + 4y^2 - 2

Next, group like terms:

4y^2 + 2y + y + 5 - 2

Now, combine like terms:

4y^2 + 2y + 1y + 5 - 2

4y^2 + (2 + 1)y + (5 - 2)

4y^2 + 3y + 3