what is the result when 2x^2+3xy-6 is subtracted from x^2-7xy+2? show your work. please help me!

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(x^2 - 7xy + 2)-(2x^2 + 3xy -6)

subtract each term with the same exponent, if there was an exponent value without a matching value in the other equation you would leave it alone
*do not forget to subtract each time!

-x^2 - 10xy + 8
x ^ 2 - 7 x y + 2 - ( 2 x ^ 2 + 3 x y - 6 ) =

x ^ 2 - 2 x ^ 2 - 7 x y - 3 x y + 2 - ( - 6 ) =

- x ^ 2 - 10 x y + 2 + 6 =

- x ^ 2 - 10 x y + 8