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### Student Question

Secondary II â€¢ 11mo.

Good evening everyone !!

I have an exercise in my notebook where I have to subtract two algebraic expressions. I don't remember how. Can you help me? This is what I have to do:

(5x4 + 3x3âˆ’4x2 + 7) - (4x5 + 9x3 + 22x2âˆ’19x)

Thank you very much!

Mathematics

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Hi!

To be able to do the subtraction you will have to start by distributing the (-) inside the parenthesis like this:Â

$$(5x^4 + 3x^3âˆ’4x^2 + 7) - (4x^5 + 9x^3 + 22x^2âˆ’19x)$$

Then you will have this:

$$5x^4 + 3x^3âˆ’4x^2 + 7âˆ’4x^5âˆ’9x^3âˆ’22x^2 + 19x$$

Then you have to add or subtract the coefficients of the terms which have the same variables $$x^4$$ together and you do the same process for all the other terms.

Once you've done that, you should have this expression:

$$âˆ’4x^5 + 5x^4âˆ’6x^3âˆ’26x^2 + 19x + 7$$