To add the polynomial expressions \(3 - 2p - 5p^2\) and \(p^4 - 3p + 4\), we can combine like terms.
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Start by rewriting both expressions:
\[ 3 - 2p - 5p^2 \quad (1) \] \[ p^4 - 3p + 4 \quad (2) \]
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Now, let's align them for addition:
\[ 0p^4 + 0p^3 - 5p^2 - 2p + 3 \quad (from ; expression ; 1) \] \[ +1p^4 + 0p^3 + 0p^2 - 3p + 4 \quad (from ; expression ; 2) \]
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Adding these together term by term gives us:
- For \(p^4\): \(0 + 1 = 1\)
- For \(p^3\): \(0 + 0 = 0\)
- For \(p^2\): \(-5 + 0 = -5\)
- For \(p\): \(-2 - 3 = -5\)
- For the constant terms: \(3 + 4 = 7\)
- So the result of the addition is:
\[ p^4 + 0p^3 - 5p^2 - 5p + 7 \]
- This simplifies to:
\[ p^4 - 5p^2 - 5p + 7 \]
So the answer is:
\[ \boxed{p^4 - 5p^2 - 5p + 7} \]