Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}8x^2-3x-(5x-58x^2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}8x^2-3x-5x+58x^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}66x^2-8x\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 5x-58x^2 \right) = -5x+58x^2 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{8x^2} \color{red}{-3x} \color{red}{-5x} + \color{blue}{58x^2} = \color{blue}{66x^2} \color{red}{-8x} $$ |