If you would like to solve (5 x^3 + 3 x^2 - 5 x + 4) + (8 x^3 - 5 x^2 + 8 x + 9), you can calculate this using the following steps:
(5 x^3 + 3 x^2 - 5 x + 4) + (8 x^3 - 5 x^2 + 8 x + 9) = 5 x^3 + 8 x^3 + 3 x^2 - 5 x^2 - 5 x + 8 x + 4 + 9 = 13 x^3 - 2 x^2 + 3 x + 13
The correct result would be 13 x^3 - 2 x^2 + 3 x + 13.