Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}16x^3-3-(14x^3-37)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}16x^3-3-14x^3+37 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2x^3+34\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 14x^3-37 \right) = -14x^3+37 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{16x^3} \color{red}{-3} \color{blue}{-14x^3} + \color{red}{37} = \color{blue}{2x^3} + \color{red}{34} $$ |