<span>first find the similar term, the similar term is x^2y. 10x^2y + 2xy^2- 4x^2y
group together the similar term and place them in a parenthesis then perform the operation to simplify the expression. = </span>(10x^2y<span><span> - 4x^2y
) </span>+ 2xy^2 = ( </span><span>6x^2y ) + </span><span>2xy^2 = </span><span>6x^2y </span><span><span>+ <span>2xy^2 is the sum of the polynomial</span></span> </span>