The given expression is .
Method 1: Horizontally addition
\ (Group the like terms)
Combine like terms using distributive property: ac + bc = (a + b)c.
\ (Add: 5 + 4 = 9 and 8 + (
9) =
1)
Method 2: Vertically addition
\The given terms are in descending order and like terms are aligned.
\The solution is .