Question

You are simplifying the following: (3x^3+6x^2−x−4)−(−4x^3+8x^2+5x−2) Below is Step 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct sign. (7 points) 3x^3 6x^2 x 4 4^x3 8x^2 5x 2

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

(3x^3+6x^2−x−4)−(−4x^3+8x^2+5x−2)

Step 1: Distribute the negative sign to every term inside the parentheses of the second polynomial.

(3x^3 + 6x^2 - x - 4) - (-4x^3 - 8x^2 - 5x + 2)