Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}2x^3-1+3x^3-2x^3& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2x^3-1+x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}3x^3-1\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3x^3} \color{blue}{-2x^3} = \color{blue}{x^3} $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{2x^3} -1+ \color{blue}{x^3} = \color{blue}{3x^3} -1 $$ |