How much greater is #(20x^2 + 15x + 13) + (-19x^2 + 17x + 5)#?

1 Answer
Jul 10, 2015

#color(red)((20x^2+15x+13))+color(blue)((-19x^2+17x+5))# is #color(green)((x^2+32x+8))#
and
#color(red)((20x^2+15x+13))# is #color(green)((39x^2-2x+8))# greater than #color(blue)((-19x^2+17x+5))#

Explanation:

Interpretation 1
#{:(,"(",20x^2,+15x,+13,")"),("+","(",-19x^2,+17x,+5,")"),("=","(",x^2,+32x,+18,")"):}#

Interpretation 2
#{:(,"(",20x^2,+15x,+13,")"),("-","(",-19x^2,+17x,+5,")"),("=","(",39x^2,-2x,+8,")"):}#