Question

How do you simplify `4x^3+5x^2-10x+25+2x^3-7x^2-5`?

Answer 1

Combine like terms.

Explanation:

Rearranging, we get:
`4x^3 + 2x^3 + 5x^2 -7x^2 - 10x + 25 - 5`
Combining like terms:
`(4x^3 + 2x^3) + (5x^2 -7x^2) - (10x) + (25 - 5)`
`-> (6x^3 -2x^2 -10x +20)`