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Subtract using column method : 2x-3y+4zfrom 7x+5y+9z


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Solution

Step 1 : Write the subtrahend ( I.e., the algebraic expression to be subtracted)

below the minuend ( I.e., the expression from which the subtrahend is to be subtracted ) such that the like terms are in the same column.

7x+5y+9z+2x-3y+4z

Step 2 : Change the sign of each term of subtrahend .

7x+5y+9z+2x-3y+4z-+-______________________

Step 3 : Add the two algebraic expressions.

7x+5y+9z+2x-3y+4z-+-______________________5x+8y+5z

Hence , 5x+8y+5z is the difference between the given algebraic expressions


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