Answer :

Answer: [tex]\(-6b^2 - 2b - 9\)[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

To clarify the expression you provided, it seems to read as:

[tex]\(-6b^2 + (-2b - 9)\)[/tex]

To simplify this expression, we distribute the plus sign and combine like terms. Here's how it simplifies:

1. Start with the initial expression:

  [tex]\[-6b^2 + (-2b - 9)\][/tex]

2. Remove the parentheses (since adding a negative is the same as subtraction):

  [tex]\[-6b^2 - 2b - 9\][/tex]