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2s14+3s13+12s12-s10
The subject is, "College Beginning Algebra - How To Combine Like Terms".
I assume the equation is suppose to be 2s^14 + 3s^13 + 12s^12 - s^10.
There are no like terms, but an s^10 can be factored out, giving
s^10(2s^4 + 3s^3 + 12s - 10).
I'm not sure what else to do.
The only two roots of the equation are at approximately 0.704726272 and -2.63624321.
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