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Add & subtract polynomials: find the error

Sanaz tried to subtract two polynomials. Her work is shown below:
=(3a47a2b2+6b4)(2a43a2b2+4b4)=3a47a2b2+6b42a4+3a2b24b4Step 1=(37)a6b2+(62)a4b4+(34)a2b6Step 2=10a6b2+4a4b4a2b6Step 3\begin{aligned} &\phantom{=}(-3a^4-7a^2b^2+6b^4)-(2a^4-3a^2b^2+4b^4) \\\\ &=-3a^4-7a^2b^2+6b^4-2a^4+3a^2b^2-4b^4&\text{Step }1 \\\\ &=(-3-7)a^6b^2+(6-2)a^4b^4+(3-4)a^2b^6&\text{Step }2 \\\\ &=-10a^6b^2+4a^4b^4-a^2b^6&\text{Step }3 \end{aligned}
At which step did Sanaz make an error, if at all?
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