How do you combine #(3y ^ 3 - 11y + 3) - (5y ^ 3 + y ^2 + 2)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-13T16:33:53

See a solution process below:

First, remove all of the terms from parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:

#3y^3 - 11y + 3 - 5y^3 - y^2 - 2#

Next, group like terms:

#3y^3 - 5y^3 - y^2 - 11y + 3 - 2#

Now, combine like terms:

#(3 - 5)y^3 - y^2 - 11y + (3 - 2)#

#-2y^3 - y^2 - 11y + 1#