Basic Math Examples

$5 a^{3} - a^{4} - 3 a^{3} + a^{4}$

Step 1

Combine the opposite terms in $5 a^{3} - a^{4} - 3 a^{3} + a^{4}$ .

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Step 1.1

Add $- a^{4}$ and $a^{4}$ .

$5 a^{3} - 3 a^{3} + 0$

Step 1.2

Add $5 a^{3} - 3 a^{3}$ and $0$ .

$5 a^{3} - 3 a^{3}$

Step 2

Subtract $3 a^{3}$ from $5 a^{3}$ .

$2 a^{3}$