SOLUTION: rewrite the expression as a sum -8x^2 + 3xy - 9x -3

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Question 1166741: rewrite the expression as a sum
-8x^2 + 3xy - 9x -3
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-8x^2 + 3xy - 9x -3

To rewrite this as a sum (terms being ADDED together), change each subtraction to the addition of the opposite:

(-8x^2) + (3xy) + (-9x) + (-3)