Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] - ( [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] a² + [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] a³ + [tex]\frac{a}{3}[/tex] - [tex]\frac{6}{5}[/tex] ) ← distribute parenthesis by - 1
= [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] - [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{a}{3}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{6}{5}[/tex] ← collect like terms
= ([tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] a³ ) + (-[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] a² ) - [tex]\frac{a}{3}[/tex] + (- [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{6}{5}[/tex] ) ← change to common denominators
= ([tex]\frac{2}{6}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{9}{6}[/tex] a³ ) + (- [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{10}{4}[/tex] a² ) - [tex]\frac{a}{3}[/tex] + (- [tex]\frac{25}{10}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{12}{10}[/tex] ) ← simplify
= - [tex]\frac{7}{6}[/tex] a³ - [tex]\frac{13}{4}[/tex] a² - [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] a - [tex]\frac{13}{10}[/tex]