Answer
subtraction sign $(-)$
Work Step by Step
Subtract each term of the subtrahend to obtain:
$(9x^3-x^2)-(3x^3+x^2)
\\=(9x^3-x^2-3x^3-x^2)$
Thus, the missing operation is subtraction $(-)$.
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