SOLUTION: Add the following polynomials: (5b^3 - 8b + 2b^2) + (3b^2 - 7b^3 + 5b)

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Question 63238: Add the following polynomials:
(5b^3 - 8b + 2b^2) + (3b^2 - 7b^3 + 5b)

Answer by jai_kos(139) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5b^3 - 8b + 2b^2) + (3b^2 - 7b^3 + 5b)
Remove the brackets, we get
5b^3 - 8b + 2b^2 + 3b^2 - 7b^3 + 5b

Group with all the like terms together, we get
5b^3 - 7b^3 + 2b^2 + 3b^2- 8b + 5b
Add all the like terms, we get
-3b^3 + 5b^2 -3b