Question

How do you add `(-7x^7-6)+(-8x^5-13x^2+16x)`?

Answer 1

The answer is `-7x^7-8x^5-13x^2+16x-6`.

You can remove the parentheses because the terms inside are as simplified as possible.

Add from left to right.

`-7x^7-6-8x^5-13x^2+16x`

Order the terms from the greatest exponent to the single integer.

`-7x^7-8x^5-13x^2+16x-6`