How do you simplify #(4p^2q + 5p^3q^2 - 6pq) - ( -2p^3q^2 + 5pq - 8p^2q)#?
1 Answer
Apr 11, 2016
Basically this is an exercise for keeping track.
Explanation:
Example: Suppose we had
This can be written as:
Multiply everything inside the brackets by
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Applying the same principle
Consider the right hand side expression:
We have:
Putting it all together
Grouping terms
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Think of
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Changing the order based on