SOLUTION: add: (3x^2+x-5) + (-4x^2-4x+1)

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Question 152628: add:
(3x^2+x-5) + (-4x^2-4x+1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%283x%5E2%2Bx-5%29+%2B+%28-4x%5E2-4x%2B1%29 Start with the given expression


%283x%5E2-4x%5E2%29%2B%28x-4x%29%2B%28-5%2B1%29 Group like terms


-x%5E2-3x-4 Combine like terms


So %283x%5E2%2Bx-5%29+%2B+%28-4x%5E2-4x%2B1%29=-x%5E2-3x-4