document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628437>Question 628437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify, please show all of your work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b^2-4b+3b^4-(7b^3+b^4-4b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=physchemath><B>physchemath(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=physchemath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is simply subtraction of polynomials.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6b^2 - 4b + 3b^4 - (7b^3 + b^4 - 4b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: distribute the negative sign to the terms inside the parentheses to eliminate the grouping symbol, thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6b^2 - 4b + 3b^4 - 7b^3 - b^4 + 4b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: combine similar terms in a decreasing order of exponent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3b^4 - b^4 - 7b^3 + 6b^2 - 4b + 4b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: subtracting 3b^4 - b^4 gives us 2b^4 and adding - 4b + 4b gives us zero (0), thus we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b^4 - 7b^3 + 6b^2 as the final answer </SPAN>\n" );
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