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Ch. P - Fundamental Concepts of Algebra
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 83

Perform the indicated operations. Indicate the degree of the resulting polynomial. (13x3y2−5x2y−9x2)−(−11x3y2−6x2y+3x2−4)(13x^3y^2-5x^2y-9x^2)-(-11x^3y^2-6x^2y+3x^2-4)

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Rewrite the expression by distributing the negative sign to the second polynomial: \( (13x^{3}y^{2} - 5x^{2}y - 9x^{2}) - (-11x^{3}y^{2} - 6x^{2}y + 3x^{2} - 4) \) becomes \( 13x^{3}y^{2} - 5x^{2}y - 9x^{2} + 11x^{3}y^{2} + 6x^{2}y - 3x^{2} + 4 \).
Group like terms together. Combine the terms with \(x^{3}y^{2}\), the terms with \(x^{2}y\), the terms with \(x^{2}\), and the constant term: \( (13x^{3}y^{2} + 11x^{3}y^{2}) + (-5x^{2}y + 6x^{2}y) + (-9x^{2} - 3x^{2}) + 4 \).
Add or subtract the coefficients of the like terms: \( (13 + 11)x^{3}y^{2} + (-5 + 6)x^{2}y + (-9 - 3)x^{2} + 4 \).
Write the simplified polynomial after combining like terms: \( 24x^{3}y^{2} + 1x^{2}y - 12x^{2} + 4 \).
Determine the degree of the resulting polynomial by finding the term with the highest sum of exponents. For example, for \(x^{3}y^{2}\), the degree is \(3 + 2 = 5\). Compare this with the degrees of other terms to identify the highest degree.

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