What is the difference of the polynomials #(12x^2-11y^2-13x)-(5x^2-14y^2-9x)#?

1 Answer
Jul 7, 2016

#7x^2 + 3y^2 - 4x#

Explanation:

The only tricky thing here is to remember the minus sign before the second bracket. Evaluating the brackets gives us:

#12x^2 - 11y^2 - 13x - 5x^2 +14y^2 + 9x#

Bringing together like terms gives:

#7x^2 + 3y^2 - 4x#