Simplify s-4-(s^2-2)-8s

$s - 4 - (s^{2} - 2) - 8 s$

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$s - 4 - s^{2} - - 2 - 8 s$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 2$ .

$s - 4 - s^{2} + 2 - 8 s$

$s - 4 - s^{2} + 2 - 8 s$

Simplify by adding terms.

Subtract $8 s$ from $s$ .

$- 7 s - 4 - s^{2} + 2$

Simplify the expression.

Add $- 4$ and $2$ .

$- 7 s - s^{2} - 2$

Reorder $- 7 s$ and $- s^{2}$ .

$- s^{2} - 7 s - 2$

$- s^{2} - 7 s - 2$

$- s^{2} - 7 s - 2$

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