SOLUTION: I did this problem and I don't know what I did wrong could someone please help me? Simplify: (f^2 + 4f-1)+(2f^2-3f+2) this is what I did: =(f^2+2f^2)+(4f-3f)+(-1+2)

Question 26327: I did this problem and I don't know what I did wrong could someone please help me?
Simplify: (f^2 + 4f-1)+(2f^2-3f+2)
this is what I did: =(f^2+2f^2)+(4f-3f)+(-1+2)
= 2f^2+2 + f-5
= 2f^4+f-5
could you explain what I did wrong?
thank you
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
You started out just fine by combining like-terms.
Then something went awry! You probably missed the 1 in front of so that and I don't see where the -5 came from. It should be:

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