okay so you either add or multiply the ones with the same powers -3x^4 + 5x^4 = 2x^4 + 9x^3 (as there are no other ones with the same powers this remains the same -4x + - 9x (adding a negative is the same as subtracting) so - 4x - 9x = -13x 4 + - 2 = 4 - 2 = + 2 so 2x^4 + 9x^3 - 13x + 2 the answer is B