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: 37

Answer

$$2x^2+ 6x +2 .$$

Work Step by Step

We simplify by removing the parentheses and then add the like terms as follows: $$ (3x^2+ 4x + 7) - (x^2 - 2x + 5)\\ =3x^2+ 4x + 7 - x^2 + 2x - 5\\ =2x^2+ 6x +2 .$$
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