How do you combine like terms in (3x ^ { 2} - 7x + 5) - ( - 5x ^ { 2} - 5x + 2)(3x27x+5)(5x25x+2)?

2 Answers
Mar 3, 2018

(3x^2-7x+5)-(-5x^2-5x+2)=color(blue)(8x^2-2x+3(3x27x+5)(5x25x+2)=8x22x+3

Explanation:

Given:

(3x^2-7x+5)-(-5x^2-5x+2)(3x27x+5)(5x25x+2)

Simplify.

3x^2-7x+5-(-5x^2-5x+2)3x27x+5(5x25x+2)

Simplify parentheses.

3x^2-7x+5+5x^2+5x-23x27x+5+5x2+5x2

Collect like terms.

(3x^2+5x^2)+(-7x+5x)+(5-2)(3x2+5x2)+(7x+5x)+(52)

Combine like terms.

8x^2-2x+38x22x+3

Mar 3, 2018

8x^2-2x+38x22x+3

Explanation:

First multiply -1 to the second bracket
-(-5x^2-5x+2)=5x^2+5x-2(5x25x+2)=5x2+5x2
Then, you can just minus the first bracket by the second bracket
3x^2+5x^2-7x+5x+5-2=8x^2-2x+33x2+5x27x+5x+52=8x22x+3