SOLUTION: (x^3-5x^2-x+4)+(2x^3+7x^2-2x)

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Question 52812: (x^3-5x^2-x+4)+(2x^3+7x^2-2x)
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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The trick to this is only combining like terms. Like terms have the exact same variables with the exact same powers.
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