Question

How do you add `(x^2 + 3x to 5) + (x^2 + 4x + 1)`?

Answer 1

Maybe you meant adding `(x^2+3x-5)` and `(x^2 + 4x + 1)`

We group the Like Terms which can be added or subtracted

`= (x^2 + x^2) + (3x +4x) + (-5 + 1)`

`=color(green)( 2x^2 + 7x -4`