Rewrite the following expression performing the subtraction. (5c² - 3c + 9) - (2c²+ 8c - 3)
a) What did you need to distribute to the second polynomial to rewrite?

Perform subtraction. Then,

b) How many terms? in the simplified expression

c) What is the leading coefficient of the simplified expression?

d) What is the degree of the simplified expression?

a)

b) 3 terms in simplified expression

c) 3 is leading coefficient

d) 2 is the degree of simplified expression

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to perform subtraction of

a) What did you need to distribute to the second polynomial to rewrite?

We need to multiply - sign with the terms inside the bracket.

Perform subtraction. Then,

b) How many terms in the simplified expression?

There are 3 terms in the simplified solution

c) What is the leading coefficient of the simplified expression?

The leading coefficient is the coefficient with highest degree. The highest degree is 2 so, leading coefficient is 3

d) What is the degree of the simplified expression?

The highest degree is considered as the degree of simplified expression. In our case the highest degree is 2