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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.
(2x³- 12x² + 5x − 3) - (7x³ + 10x² - 3x+20)
What is the first step in simplifying this difference?
(1 point)
О
O O
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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GPT-4o mini
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.**
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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