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: 43

Answer

$7a - 4b - 3x + 4y$

Work Step by Step

We simplify by removing the parentheses and then add the like terms as follows: $$ (7a - 4b) - (3x - 4y)=7a - 4b - 3x + 4y\\ =7a - 4b - 3x + 4y .$$
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