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you add two simplified second-degree polynomials with one variable, x. The first has two negative coefficients and a positive constant. The second has one negative coefficient, a constant of 0, and one positive coefficient. What could the signs of the coefficients and the constant for the sum be?
What is ex. The constant in the sum must be positive. At least one of the coefficients of x and x^2 must be negative since it is the sum of two. The other coefficient could be positive, negative or zero.