Find the missing term
the sum of -3x^2 or 3x^2 and 7x^2 is 10x^2

Step-by-step explanation:

"The sum of -3x^2 or 3x^2 and 7x^2 is 10x^2" is false as it now stands.

If we combine -3x^2 and 3x^2, we get 0, so:

"The sum of -3x^2 or 3x^2 and 7x^2 is 10x^2" is equivalent to

"The sum of (expression) and 7x^2 is 10x^2".

Subtracting 7x^2 from both sides yields (expression) = 3x^2.

So:  Although "The sum of -3x^2 or 3x^2 and 7x^2 is 10x^2" is false,

"The sum of 3x^2 and 7x^2 is 10x^2" is true, and the formerly missing term is 3x^2.

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