Add(1/12X^4+6/7X^3+3/8X^2+5)+ (-7/12X^4+5/8X^2-5).
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Esther, check your 2-24-11,3:17pm post.
To add the given expressions:
1. Start by combining like terms.
- Add the coefficients of the terms with the same power of X.
- For X^4 term: (1/12X^4) + (-7/12X^4) = (1/12 - 7/12)X^4 = -6/12X^4 = -1/2X^4
- For X^3 term: (6/7X^3) remains as it is.
- For X^2 term: (3/8X^2) + (5/8X^2) = (3/8 + 5/8)X^2 = 8/8X^2 = X^2
- For constant term (no X term): 5 + (-5) = 0.
Therefore, the simplified expression after addition is:
-1/2X^4 + 6/7X^3 + X^2 + 0.
Note: You can simplify the expression further if needed, but this is the final result of adding the given expressions.