SOLUTION: The question from my textbook is... 'Add. Write the answer in descending order of the variable: (4x^3+x^2+3)+(x^3+2x^2+1)' I need help on how to find the answer. I don't underst

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: The question from my textbook is...
'Add. Write the answer in descending order of the variable:
(4x^3+x^2+3)+(x^3+2x^2+1)'
I need help on how to find the answer. I don't understand it. Can you please help me? Thank you so much for your time!
This question is from textbook Algebra 1 An Incremental Development

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question from my textbook is...
'Add. Write the answer in descending order of the variable:
'
You can only combine like terms, those that have the same exact variables raised to the same exact power.
When writing the answers in descending order, you write the term with the highest exponent to smallest exponent in order:





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