Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Introduction to Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - Exercise Set - Page 325: 45

Answer

$-5x^3+8xy-9y^2$

Work Step by Step

Consider the given polynomial $(x^3+7xy-5y^2)-(6x^3-xy+4y^2)$ Need to drop the parentheses and will have to change the sign of each term of the second polynomial because of the presence of the negative outside. Thus, $(x^3+7xy-5y^2)-(6x^3-xy+4y^2)=x^3+7xy-5y^2-6x^3+xy-4y^2$ or, $=x^3-6x^3+7xy-xy-5y^2-4y^2$ or, $=-5x^3+8xy-9y^2$
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