Key Ideas
- Subtracting algebraic expressions
Solving the Question
[tex](6d+5)-(2-3d)[/tex]
We subtract algebraic expressions exactly as we would integers, or as we would in a 'normal' subtraction sentence. First, we must open up the brackets:
[tex]= 6d+5-2+3d[/tex]
Now, combine like terms:
[tex]= 9d+5-2\\= 9d+3[/tex]
Answer
9d+3
