SOLUTION: {{{(X^2+3X-1)-(2X^2+X+6)}}}

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Question 175684: %28X%5E2%2B3X-1%29-%282X%5E2%2BX%2B6%29
Answer by EMStelley(208) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%5E2%2B3x-1%29-%282x%5E2%2Bx%2B6%29
The first step here would be to distribute the minus sign through the parentheses.
x%5E2%2B3x-1-2x%5E2-x-6
Now we just combine like terms. I will group them first.
x%5E2-2x%5E2%2B3x-x-1-6
-x%5E2%2B2x-7