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(2x³- 12x² + 5x − 3) - (7x³ + 10x² - 3x+20)
What is the first step in simplifying this difference?
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Combine like terms.
Distribute the negative to every term in the first and second set of parenthesis.
Put the expression in descending order.
Make the parenthesis one term.
Distribute the negative to the second set of parenthesis.

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

The first step in simplifying the expression \((2x³- 12x² + 5x − 3) - (7x³ + 10x² - 3x + 20)\) is to distribute the negative to the second set of parentheses.

This means you will change the signs of all the terms in the second set of parentheses before combining like terms. So, the correct answer is:

**Distribute the negative to the second set of parenthesis.**

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The first step in simplifying the expression \((2x³- 12x² + 5x − 3) - (7x³ + 10x² - 3x + 20)\) is to **distribute the negative to the second set of parentheses**.

The first step in simplifying the expression \((2x³- 12x² + 5x − 3) - (7x³ + 10x² - 3x + 20)\) is to distribute the negative to the second set of parentheses.