Simplify (x^2-2)-(3x+5)

$(x^{2} - 2) - (3 x + 5)$

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$x^{2} - 2 - (3 x) - 1 \cdot 5$

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$x^{2} - 2 - 3 x - 1 \cdot 5$

Multiply $- 1$ by $5$ .

$x^{2} - 2 - 3 x - 5$

$x^{2} - 2 - 3 x - 5$

Subtract $5$ from $- 2$ .

$x^{2} - 3 x - 7$

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