Question

How do you Subtract `4x^4 - 14x3 + 11` from `-14x^6 - 9x5 - 12x^2`?

Answer 1

Line up the similar-power variables and subtract the coefficients.
`−14x^6 − 9x^5 - 4x^4 + 14x^3) − 12x^2 - 11`

Explanation:

In this case, there are none, so the expressions are combined.
`−14x^6 − 9x^5 " "− 12x^2`
-`" "4x^4 − 14x^3" " + 11`

`−14x^6 − 9x^5 - (4x^4 − 14x^3) − 12x^2 - 11`

`−14x^6 − 9x^5 - 4x^4 + 14x^3) − 12x^2 - 11`