My answer:
x^2+3xy+3x+2y^2-3y
Textbook Answer:
x^2+3xy+2y^2+3x-3y
Does the order matter? Thanks.
2 answers
No. Does the answer to 2 + 3 differ from the answer for 3 + 2?
Actually, the answer does matter. When writing algebraic equations, you need to put the variables in order according to their exponents.