Question

How do you simplify `(x^2+6x+11)+(3x^2+7x+4)`?

Answer 1

Expand the terms in parenthesis and group like terms:

`x^2 + 6x + 11 + 3x^2 + 7x + 4 =>`

`x^2 + 3x^2 + 6x + 7x + 11 + 4 =>`

`(1 +3)x^2 + (6 + 7)x + 14 =>`

`4x^2 + 13x + 14`