SOLUTION: (6x^2-8x+6) + (-4x^2-8x-1)

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Question 225324: (6x^2-8x+6) + (-4x^2-8x-1)
Answer by LtAurora(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since they are being added, we can disregard the parentheses and add like terms.
So, x^2 terms:
6x%5E2-4x%5E2=2x%5E2
x terms:
-8x-8x=-16x
And the numbers:
6-1=5
So our solution is:
2x%5E2-16x%2B5.