Question

SOMEONE PLEASE JUST ANSWER THIS FOR BRAINLIEST!!!

Answer 1

ANSWER

Step 3

EXPLANATION

The given polynomial expression is:

$2 {p}^{2} - 3p - 7 - (3 {p}^{2} + p - 5)$

Fatau correctly expanded the parenthesis in the first step.

$2 {p}^{2} - 3p - 7 - 3 {p}^{2} - p + 5$

Fatau also correctly grouped the like terms to obtain:

$(2- 3) {p}^{2} + (- 3 - 1)p + (- 7 + 5)$

Fatau committed a mistake at the third step.

Instead of obtaining,

$- {p}^{2} - 4p - 2$

He mistakenly got:

${p}^{2} - 2p +2$