Jennifer wrote the expression: (2x3 + 3x2 + 2x - 4) - (x3 - 2x2 - x - 1). What is the simplified form of this expression?

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11 May, 18:50

Jennifer wrote the expression: (2x3 + 3x2 + 2x - 4) - (x3 - 2x2 - x - 1). What is the simplified form of this expression?

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Myah Haney · Answer 1

We have

2x³+3x²+2x-4 - (x³-2x²-x-1). Using the distributive property, we get

2x³+3x²+2x-4-x³+2x²+x+1

Adding and subtracting like terms (e. g. x³+3x³=4x³), we get

x³+5x²+3x+3