SOLUTION: Add the given polynomials: 6x-7 and 4x + 6

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Question 43809: Add the given polynomials:
6x-7 and 4x + 6
Found 2 solutions by tutorcecilia, prabhjyot:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, line up the polynomials with like-terms underneath like-terms:
6x-7
4x + 6
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Perform the indicated operations attached in front of each set of variables:
+6x - 7
+4x + 6
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+10x -1 or 10x - 1

Answer by prabhjyot(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x-7 and 4x + 6
Adding polynomials is just a matter of combining like terms, with some order of operations
(6x-7) +(4x + 6)
6x-7+4x + 6
Combining like terms we get
(6x +4x)+(6-7) = 10x -1
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