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solve (3a to the power of 2 + 6a)+(2a to the power of 2 - 8a - 7)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Combine like terms:

(3a^2 + 6a) + (2a^2 - 8a - 7)
= (3a^2 + 2a^2) + (6a - 8a) - 7
= 5a^2 - 2a - 7.

This factors as (5a - 7)(a + 1).