Answer
$-x^3+4x^2+6x+17$
Work Step by Step
$(-8x^3+6x^2-x+5)-(-7x^3+2x^2-7x-12)=\\=(-8x^3+7x^3)+(6x^2-2x^2)+(-x+7x)+(5+12)\\=-x^3+4x^2+6x+17$
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