SOLUTION: how do you solve this equation step by step (x^4+8x^2-1)-(x^2-3x^3+x^4)

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Question 221293: how do you solve this equation step by step (x^4+8x^2-1)-(x^2-3x^3+x^4)
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%28x%5E4%2B8x%5E2-1%29-%28x%5E2-3x%5E3%2Bx%5E4%29 ok, first we open parenthesis so everything in the second set of ( ) we change to the opposite sign due to the minus sign in front of the ( )
x%5E4%2B8x%5E2-1-x%5E2%2B3x%5E3-x%5E4 now we combine like terms so x^4 with x^4 (which is zero since x^4-x^4=0
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