Question

How do you simplify `(4x^2 + 3x + 2) - (2x^2 + 2x + 5)`?

Answer 1

`2x^2 + x - 3`

Explanation:

`(4x^2+3x+2)-(2x^2+2x+5)`

Distribute the negative sign
`4x^2+3x+2-2x^2-2x-5`

Place like-terms beside each other
`4x^2-2x^2 + 3x - 2x +2 - 5`

Simplify
`2x^2 + x - 3`