How do you combine like terms in #(5z ^ { 2} + 8z ) - ( - 5z ^ { 2} + 2z - 5)#?
2 Answers
Mar 14, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
First, remove all of the terms from parenthesis. Be careful to handle the signs of each individual term correctly:
Next, group like terms:
Now, combine like terms:
Explanation:
You first multiply every number in the 2nd bracket by the negative sign in front of it:
You then bring like terms together and add them: