Question

$$(x^{3}+3x^{2}+x+2)-(x^{4}+5x^{3}+6x^{2}+5x+2)$$

Answer

$$-4*x^3-3*x^2-4*x-x^4$$

Solution


Remove parentheses.
\[{x}^{3}+3{x}^{2}+x+2-{x}^{4}-5{x}^{3}-6{x}^{2}-5x-2\]
Collect like terms.
\[({x}^{3}-5{x}^{3})+(3{x}^{2}-6{x}^{2})+(x-5x)+(2-2)-{x}^{4}\]
Simplify.
\[-4{x}^{3}-3{x}^{2}-4x-{x}^{4}\]