This is written as follows: y^3-6y^2+5y - (2y^2-3y-5) note that the subtraction means that some signs would change as follows: y^3-6y^2+5y - 2y^2+3y+5 Now we will subtract the coefficients of like terms as follows: y^3 - y^2(6+2) + y(5+3) + 5 = y^3 - 8y^2 + 8y + 5