three x to second power plus x plus seven minus two x to second power plus x plus two

Question

(3x²+ x +7)-(2x²+x+2)

Answer 1

Emily,

Step 1. Get rid of the brackets and distribute - sign in the second bracket.

3x² + x + 7 - 2x² - x - 2

Step 2. Combine like terms.

x² + 5 (answer)

I hope this helps.