To find the correct example of polynomial subtraction, we need to subtract the polynomial \( (3x^2 + 3x + 9) \) from \( (2x^2 + 6x + 1) \).
Let's perform the subtraction step by step:
- Write the expression:
\[ (2x^2 + 6x + 1) - (3x^2 + 3x + 9) \]
- Distribute the negative sign across the second polynomial:
\[ 2x^2 + 6x + 1 - 3x^2 - 3x - 9 \]
- Combine like terms:
- For \( x^2 \) terms: \( 2x^2 - 3x^2 = -x^2 \)
- For \( x \) terms: \( 6x - 3x = 3x \)
- For constant terms: \( 1 - 9 = -8 \)
So the result is:
\[ -x^2 + 3x - 8 \]
The correct statement is therefore:
\[ (2x^2 + 6x + 1) - (3x^2 + 3x + 9) = -x^2 + 3x - 8 \]
From the provided options, the correct response is:
(2x² + 6x + 1) − (3x² + 3x + 9) = −x² + 3x − 8.