Question
Use the addition problem (3x2+4x4−4x+x5)+(2x−5x2+4x4+2x5) to answer the question.
Which expression correctly rewrites the polynomials to help in combining like terms?
Which expression correctly rewrites the polynomials to help in combining like terms?
Answers
Damon
-4x + 3x^2 + 0 x^3 + 4 x^4 + x^5
2 x - 5 x^2 + 0 x^3 + 4 x^4 +2x^5
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-2x - 2x^2 + 8 x^4 etc etc etc
2 x - 5 x^2 + 0 x^3 + 4 x^4 +2x^5
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-2x - 2x^2 + 8 x^4 etc etc etc