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 Trinomial Subtraction

Connect the dot for an answer to the dot for the previous answer.
Simplify each expression.
1.)   (5x² - 2x + 3) - ( x² + 4x + 2)= 4x² - 6x + 1
2.)   (6x² - 3x + 4) - (4x² + x + 5)= 2x² - 4x - 1
3.)   (7x² + 4x + 1) - (4x² + 2x + 2)=3x² + 2x - 1
4.)   (12x² + 12x) - (12x² + 7x)=5x
5.)   (6 + 4x - 5x²) - ( 4 + 4x - 8x²)=3x² + 2
6.)   (12x² - 4x + 5) - (12x² - 13x + 3)=9x + 2
7.)   (-9x² + 5x -4) - (-13x² - 10)=4x² + 5x + 6
8.)   (2x² + 5x) - (-x² + 3x - 1)=3x² + 2x + 1
9.)   (5x² + 7x - 1) - ( 5x² + 4x + 1)= 3x - 2
10.)   (3x² - 5x + 5) - (x² - 2x + 1)= 2x² - 3x + 4
11.)   (6x² + 5x + 2) - (6x² - 4x + 1)= 9x + 1
12.)   (2x² + 4x + 1) - ( -x² + 4x - 1)=3x² + 2
Start a new line.
13.)   (x² - 3x + 2) - ( -3x² + 3x + 1)=4x² - 6x + 1
14.)   (-6x² + 3x - 4) - ( -6x² - 2x - 2)= 5x - 2
15.)   (17x² + 5x) - ( 16x² + 7x)= x² - 2x
16.)   (-3 + 4x + 9x²) - ( - 4 -5x + 9x²)= 9x + 1
Start a new line.
17.)   (12x² + 4x + 2) - ( 7x² - 3x + 5)= 5x² + 7x -3
18.)   (2x³ + 5x² - 6x + 3) - ( 5x² - 12x + 3)= 2x³ + 6x
19.)   (-2x² - 6x + 1) - ( 2x²)= - 4x² - 6x + 1
20.)   (8 + 6x + 5x²) - ( 11 + x + 5x²)= 5x - 3
21.)   (2x² + 8x + 6) - ( 2x² + 10x + 6)= -2x
22.)   (x² - 3x + 5) - ( -2x² + 2x + 1)=3x² - 5x + 4
23.)   (5x² + 7x + 2) - ( 5x² + 7x - 2)= 4
24.)   (10x² - 3x + 2) - ( 5x² + 6x + 3)= 5x² - 9x - 1
25.)   (15x² + 5x - 2) - ( 12x² + 5x - 2)= 3x²
26.)   (6x² + 8x + 5) - (6x² + 4x + 5)= 4x