Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 221: 28

Answer

$-3x^2-21x-2$

Work Step by Step

We simplify by removing the parentheses and then add the like terms as follows: $$ (-x^2 + 6x - 8) + (10x^2 - 13x + 3) + (-12x^2 - 14x + 3)\\ =-x^2 + 6x - 8 + 10x^2 - 13x + 3 -12x^2 - 14x + 3\\ =-3x^2-21x-2 .$$
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