Simplify (x^2+12x+32)-(x+4)

$(x^{2} + 12 x + 32) - (x + 4)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$x^{2} + 12 x + 32 - x - 1 \cdot 4$

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$x^{2} + 12 x + 32 - x - 4$

$x^{2} + 12 x + 32 - x - 4$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Subtract $x$ from $12 x$ .

$x^{2} + 11 x + 32 - 4$

Subtract $4$ from $32$ .

$x^{2} + 11 x + 28$

$x^{2} + 11 x + 28$

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