Question:
Simplify:
[tex](12a^2b-8a+5a^2b-2ab)-(4ab^2-6ab+2a+3ab)[/tex]
Answer:
[tex]17a^2b - 4ab^2 - 10a + ab[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex](12a^2b-8a+5a^2b-2ab)-(4ab^2-6ab+2a+3ab)[/tex]
Required
Simplify
[tex](12a^2b-8a+5a^2b-2ab)-(4ab^2-6ab+2a+3ab)[/tex]
Open brackets
[tex]12a^2b-8a+5a^2b-2ab-4ab^2+6ab-2a-3ab[/tex]
Collect Like Terms
[tex]12a^2b + 5a^2b - 4ab^2 - 8a - 2a + 6ab - 3ab- 2ab[/tex]
[tex]17a^2b - 4ab^2 - 10a + ab[/tex]
