How to combine like terms (-3y^2 -7y-9)-(4y^2+6y+9)?

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2023-03-23

How to combine like terms ( - 3 y 2 - 7 y - 9 ) - ( 4 y 2 + 6 y + 9 ) ?

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Drake Peters

Drake Peters

Beginner2023-03-24Added 5 answers

Remove the parenthesis from the terms first, paying special attention to each term's specific sign as you do so:
( - 3 y 2 - 7 y - 9 ) - ( 4 y 2 + 6 y + 9 )
- 3 y 2 - 7 y - 9 - 4 y 2 - 6 y - 9
Then we will group the like terms together:
- 3 y 2 - 4 y 2 - 7 y - 6 y - 9 - 9
We can now combine similar terms:
( - 3 - 4 ) y 2 + ( - 7 - 6 ) y + ( - 9 - 9 )
( - 7 ) y 2 + ( - 13 ) y + ( - 18 )
- 7 y 2 - 13 y - 18

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