How do you combine like terms in #(2m ^ { 2} - 8m + 2) - ( - 3m ^ { 2} + 5m - 7)#?
1 Answer
Nov 13, 2016
Explanation:
What you would like to do first is eliminate the brackets so that the collection of like terms can begin. As you have a negative sign in front of the second set of bracket, treat that as a
becomes
and now you can collect like terms: