How do you subtract (3x^3 – 4x^2 + 6x) – (5x^3 + 2x^2 – 3x)?

1 Answer
Apr 13, 2018

-2x^3-6x^2+9x

Explanation:

(3x^3–4x^2+6x)–(5x^3+2x^2–3x)


–(5x^3+2x^2–3x)
=–1xx(5x^3+2x^2–3x)
=(–1xx5x^3)+(–1xx2x^2)+(–1xx–3x)
=–5x^3-2x^2+3x


=3x^3–4x^2+6x" "color(blue)(–5x^3-2x^2+3x)

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=color(red)(-2x^3-6x^2+9x)