Problem

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Perform the indicated operation by removing the parentheses and combining like terms.
\[
\left(-x^{2}+8 x-3\right)-(3 x-7)
\]

Answer

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Answer

\(\boxed{-x^{2} + 5x + 4}\) is the final answer.

Steps

Step 1 :Distribute the negative sign to each term inside the second parentheses. This will change the sign of each term inside the parentheses.

Step 2 :Combine like terms. We can combine the terms with \(x\) and the constant terms.

Step 3 :The final expression is \(-x^{2} + 5x + 4\).

Step 4 :\(\boxed{-x^{2} + 5x + 4}\) is the final answer.

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