-7x3 + 6x2 - (2x2 - x3)
First, distribute the minus sign across the terms in the second set of parentheses:
-7x3 + 6x2 - 2x2 + x3
Now gather like terms:
(-7x3 + x3) + (6x2 - 2x2)
Now add/subtract the like terms:
-6x3 + 4x2
Shawna N.
asked 11/01/14
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