Answer: Hi!
The only thing we can do to simplify the equation is combine like terms.
5x^2 + 4x^2 = 9x^2
-2y - 7y = -9y
3 - 1 + 7 = 9
Our equation now looks like this:
9x^2 - 9y + 9
We have nothing left to simplify, so we're done!
Hope this helps!
