SOLUTION: combine like terms. write the answer in descending order: 4x^5 + 7x^2-8x^5 The ^ symbol means to the power of

SOLUTION: combine like terms. write the answer in descending order: 4x^5 + 7x^2-8x^5 The ^ symbol means to the power of

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Question 164247: combine like terms. write the answer in descending order: 4x^5 + 7x^2-8x^5
The ^ symbol means to the power of
Answer by padmameesala(42) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4x^5 + 7x^2-8x^5
=-4x^5+7x^2
Like terms are those terms in which x has same raised power here x^5 is twice
Like terms are added/subtracted by just adding / subtracting the coefficients
just as (4-8)x^5

Hope u understand
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