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Question
Subtract 3x − 4y − 7z from the sum of x − 3y + 2z and − 4x + 9y − 11z.
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Solution
Let first add the expressions
\[x - 3y + 2z \text { and } - 4x + 9y - 11z\] We get:
\[\left( x - 3y + 2z \right) + \left( - 4x + 9y - 11z \right)\]
\[= x - 3y + 2z - 4x + 9y - 11z\]
\[= x - 4x - 3y + 9y + 2z - 11z\] (Collecting like terms)
\[= - 3x + 6y - 9z\] (Combining like terms)
Now, subtracting the expression
\[3x - 4y - 7z\] from the above sum; we get:
\[\left( - 3x + 6y - 9z \right) - \left( 3x - 4y - 7z \right)\]
\[ = - 3x + 6y - 9z - 3x + 4y + 7z\]
\[= - 3x - 3x + 6y + 4y - 9z + 7z\] (Collecting like terms)
\[= - 6x + 10y - 2z\] (Combining like terms)
Thus, the answer is \[- 6x + 10y - 2z\].
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