Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 372: 45

Answer

$3a^{2}-6a+11$

Work Step by Step

$(-a^{2}+1)-(a^{2}-3)+(5a^{2}-6a+7)$ Remove all the parentheses. To remove the second one, change the sign of every term inside it: $-a^{2}+1-a^{2}+3+5a^{2}-6a+7=...$ Simplify by combining like terms: $...=(-1-1+5)a^{2}-6a+(1+3+7)=...$ $...=3a^{2}-6a+11$
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