SOLUTION: Essay; show all work.Add the following polynomials: (1/10x2 – 1/2x(-3/10))+(1/2x2+1/4x(-1/5)) Solving: (1/10-1/2)x2 + (-1/2 -1/4)x+(-3/10-(-1/5))= (-2/5)x2 + (-3/4) + (1/5)= -1

Algebra ->  Polynomials-and-rational-expressions -> SOLUTION: Essay; show all work.Add the following polynomials: (1/10x2 – 1/2x(-3/10))+(1/2x2+1/4x(-1/5)) Solving: (1/10-1/2)x2 + (-1/2 -1/4)x+(-3/10-(-1/5))= (-2/5)x2 + (-3/4) + (1/5)= -1      Log On


   



Question 548846: Essay; show all work.Add the following polynomials: (1/10x2 – 1/2x(-3/10))+(1/2x2+1/4x(-1/5))
Solving:
(1/10-1/2)x2 + (-1/2 -1/4)x+(-3/10-(-1/5))= (-2/5)x2 + (-3/4) + (1/5)= -19/20
Answer:
-19/20
Essay; show all work. Find the product: (1/3x^2(-2/3))*(1/2x -1/2)
Solving:
1/3x2 * 1/2x* -2/3 -1/2= 1/6x3 * 1/3
Answer:
1/6x3 * 1/3

What am I doing wrong???

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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I have no idea what you're doing. Let's start from the beginning. First, you should make your notation clear by correctly placing parentheses, and don't place operations such as * or + unless you clearly know what number/expression you want to use. Knowing LaTeX or the notation on algebra.com can help (here I use LaTeX since it is more widely used, and is neater).

You want to do the operation

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First, do the innermost operations (in this case, multiplying variable expressions by constants) to get



Then add. You cannot combine x^2 and x terms together, similar to the fact that you cannot combine apples and oranges and obtain apples. Adding, we get




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For the multiplication one, we multiply the -2/3 with the 1/3, so our expression is equivalent to



Then multiply. Be careful about the negative signs.