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PLEASE HELP!! POLYNOMIAL!

Simplify (3x2 − 2) + (5x2 + 5x − 1).

A) 8x2 + 5x − 3
B) 8x2 + 5x − 1
C) 2x2 + 5x − 3
D) 8x2 + 7x − 1

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User Keysl
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It's answer A according to the question
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User Dan Scally
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Just combine like terms: all of the x^2 together, all of the x's together and all of the numbers:

3x2+5x2+5x-2-1
8x2+5x-3 simplified, so letter A
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