Question Simplify the expression −103b−105 Evaluate b−104b−105Solution More Steps Evaluate b−104bCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−104)bSubtract the numbers −103b −103b−105 Show Solution Find the roots b=−103105Alternative Form b≈−1.019417 Evaluate b−104b−105To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 b−104b−105=0Subtract the terms More Steps Simplify b−104bCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (1−104)bSubtract the numbers −103b −103b−105=0Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign −103b=0+105Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression −103b=105Change the signs on both sides of the equation 103b=−105Divide both sides 103103b=103−105Divide the numbers b=103−105Solution b=−103105Alternative Form b≈−1.019417 Show Solution