Add or subtract

Question

5.) ( m^2-m-3 ) + ( m-4 )

Answer 1

First we need to simplify each term before adding:
- The first term, m^2-m-3, cannot be simplified further.
- The second term, m-4, cannot be simplified further.

Now we can add the two terms together:
(m^2-m-3) + (m-4) = m^2 - m + m - 3 - 4

Simplifying further:
m^2 - 7

Therefore, ( m^2-m-3 ) + ( m-4 ) = m^2 - 7.