Algebra Examples

$(x + 2) - (x^{2} - 4)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$x + 2 - x^{2} - - 4$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 4$ .

$x + 2 - x^{2} + 4$

$x + 2 - x^{2} + 4$

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 2.1

Add $2$ and $4$ .

$x - x^{2} + 6$

Step 2.2

Reorder $x$ and $- x^{2}$ .

$- x^{2} + x + 6$

$- x^{2} + x + 6$

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