Please answer this question! 30 points and brainliest!

Answer:
-2x^2 +18x+2
Step-by-step explanation:
-x^2 +9x+1 +-x^2 +9x+1
I like to line them up vertically
-x^2 +9x+1
-x^2 +9x+1
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-2x^2 +18x+2
Answer:
a
Step-by-step explanation:
To simplify remove parenthesis and collect like terms
(- x² + 9x + 1) + (-x² + 9x + 1)
= - x² + 9x + 1 - x² + 9x + 1 ← collect like terms
= (- x² - x² ) + (9x + 9x) + (1 + 1)
= - 2x² + 18x + 2 → a