That's not correct. The terms 2a and 3b are not like terms, so we cannot combine them to get 5ab. We simply leave it as 2a+3b.
If you had 2a+3a, then it would simplify to 5a
Similarly, 2b+3b = 5b
Or you could have 2ab+3ab = 5ab
The key is that the variable portions must match up to be able to add them.
The correct answer is 18 sides.
(x^2 - 1)(x^6 + x^4 + x^2) =
x^2(x^6 + x^4 + x^2) - 1(x^6 + x^4 + x^2) =
x^8 + x^6 + x^4 - x^6 - x^4 - x^2 =
x^8 - x^2 <==
Answer:
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