Subtracting Polynomials
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If you mean (2y^3 -y +3) - (3y^2 -y -4) then

(2y^3 -y +3) - (3y^2 -y -4)

distribute the - into the parentheses on the right

2y^3 -y +3 -3y^2 +y +4

there's only one part with a y^3 and one part with a y^2, so there's nothing to combine with those

combine the parts with just y in them

2y^3 +3 -3y^2 +4

combine the parts without a y

2y^3 +7 -3y^2

the line above is correct, but for some reason we usually write the answer in order of highest exponents first, like this

2y^3 -3y^2 +7
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