IXL - Subtract polynomials (Algebra 1 practice)

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Subtract.

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key idea

Like terms are terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers.

To add like terms, add their coefficients.

solution

Subtract.

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Rewrite as addition

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Rewrite as addition

Group like terms

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Group like terms

Combine like terms

You cannot combine

and

because they are not like terms. They both contain

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but the

are raised to different powers.

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