College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.4 - Polynomials - R.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 48: 40

Answer

$-2x^{2}+x-6$

Work Step by Step

We use the distributive property and combine like terms: $(x^{2}+1)-(4x^{2}+5)+(x^{2}+x-2) =x^{2}+1-4x^{2}-5+x^{2}+x-2 =-2x^{2}+x-6$
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