SOLUTION: subtract (7m^2-20)-(4m^2-4)= also please explain how I should do this thankyou so much

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(7m^2-20)-(4m^2-4)=
also please explain how I should do this
thankyou so much

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
simplifying by removing the parenthesis and combining Like terms
(7m^2-20)-(4m^2-4) |both parenthesis in this example have a coefficient of 1
1*(7m^2-20)-1*(4m^2-4)
7m^2 - 20 - 4m^2 + 4 |combining Like terms
3m^2 - 16
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