SOLUTION: (3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1) I have an answer of -4+4x=2x^2 Is this correct?

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Question 304790: (3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1)
I have an answer of -4+4x=2x^2 Is this correct?

Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, richwmiller:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
First off we can write this (3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1) as:
3x^2+2x-3-x^2+2x-1 Now combine like terms to get:
2x^2+4x-4 We can rewrite this as:
2(x^2+2x-2)
There we go. This is simplified.
I don't see the original as an equation. It's an expression. Equations have equal signs and expression stand alone.
RJ
Make sense?
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(3x^2+2x-3)-(x^2-2x+1)
Removing the parentheses
3x^2+2x-3-x^2+2x-1
2x^2+4x-4
There is no equal sign anywhere.