How do you simplify # (14x^2 + 13x + 12) - (7x^2 + 20x + 4)#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials 1 Answer George C. Jun 5, 2015 #(14x^2+13x+12)-(7x^2+20x+4)# #14x^2+13x+12-7x^2-20x-4# #=(14x^2-7x^2)+(13x-20x)+(12-4)# #=(14-7)x^2+(13-20)x+(12-4)# #=7x^2-7x+8# Answer link Related questions How do you add two polynomials? How do you subtract two polynomials? How do you add and simplify #3x^2-4x+7# and #2x^3-4x^2-6x+5#? How do you subtract #5b^2-2a^2# from #4a^2-8ab-9b^2#? How do you simplify #(6.9a^2-2.3b^2+2ab)+(3.1a-2.5b^2+b)#? How do you simplify #(-t+15t^2)-(5t^2+2t-9)#? How do you subtract #(-5m^2-m)-(3m^2+4m-5)#? How do you add two polynomials if they don't have like terms? How do you simplify #(3a+4b)-(-6a-3b)#? How do you subtract #(x^2-8x+7)-(6x^2+7x-3)#? See all questions in Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials Impact of this question 2040 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License