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Examples

2 x + 1

$2 x + 1$ ,

3 x + 9

$3 x + 9$

Step 1

Subtract the second expression

3 x + 9

$3 x + 9$ from the first expression

2 x + 1

$2 x + 1$ .

2 x + 1 - (3 x + 9)

$2 x + 1 - (3 x + 9)$

Step 2

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.1

Apply the distributive property.

2 x + 1 - (3 x) - 1 \cdot 9

$2 x + 1 - (3 x) - 1 \cdot 9$

Step 2.2

Multiply

3

$3$ by

- 1

$- 1$ .

2 x + 1 - 3 x - 1 \cdot 9

$2 x + 1 - 3 x - 1 \cdot 9$

Step 2.3

Multiply

- 1

$- 1$ by

9

$9$ .

2 x + 1 - 3 x - 9

$2 x + 1 - 3 x - 9$

2 x + 1 - 3 x - 9

$2 x + 1 - 3 x - 9$

Step 3

Simplify by adding terms.

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Step 3.1

Subtract

3 x

$3 x$ from

2 x

$2 x$ .

- x + 1 - 9

$- x + 1 - 9$

Step 3.2

Subtract

9

$9$ from

1

$1$ .

- x - 8

$- x - 8$

- x - 8

$- x - 8$

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[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$