document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30072>Question 30072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please assist me in solving this problem. I think I am suppose to group like terms, but I am really confused.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5x^6 - 6x^5 - 9x^4 - 2) - (7x^6 + 4x^5 - 3x^4 - 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " since the second term is preceeded by a negative, change all the signs in the second quantity and drop the parenthesis <BR>\n" );
document.write( " combine x^6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " combine x^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " combine x^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " combine constants<BR>\n" );
document.write( " since there is no = , this is a simpliflying problem  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5x%5E6+-+6x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+7x%5E6+-+4x%5E5+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5x%5E6+-+6x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+7x%5E6+-+4x%5E5+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine x^6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x%5E6+-+6x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+4x%5E5+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x%5E6+-+6x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+4x%5E5+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine x^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x%5E6+-+highlight+%286x%5E5%29+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+highlight%284x%5E5%29+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x%5E6+-+highlight+%286x%5E5%29+-+9x%5E4+-+2+-+highlight%284x%5E5%29+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+9x%5E4+-+2+%2B+3x%5E4+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine x^4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+6x%5E4+-+2+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+6x%5E4+-+2+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine constants<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+6x%5E4+%2B+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x%5E6+-+10x%5E5+-+6x%5E4+%2B+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since there is no = , this is a simpliflying problem\r<BR>\n" );
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