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Stack-based Evaluation and Simple Subroutine Linkage

Hello, I have to Write a program that evaluates 3x2 – 2y2 – 5xy + 20x – 16y + 100 for integers x and y that the user enters.
Prompt the user for x and y. Use pread from chapter 26 for this. Use it as it is, as if it were a library function which you can’t modify.
Write a subroutine, with entry point poly, that evaluates the polynomial. The subroutine takes two arguments, x and y, in registers $a0 and $a1 and returns the value of the polynomial in register $v0.

I've been doing pretty well up to this point. When my program executes and run it accepts my integers but the math performed is completely wrong. I'm having trouble grasping how to do the math exactly and feel I did it very wrong. I haven't worked with stacks at all so it's new to me.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could fix this?
Thank you for all your help.

## Evaluate a Polynomial 3x2 – 2y2 – 5xy + 20x – 16y + 100
#
# This program uses simple linkage.  
#
# Settings: Load delays  ON;  Branch delays ON
#           Trap file    ON;  Pseudoinstructions ON   
#
## Registers:
## $s0: x
## $s1: y
## $v0: Sum
## $t0 as temporary?

         .text
         .globl  main
main:
         jal     pread            # read first integer (x)
         nop                      #  
         move    $s0,$v0          # save it in $s0

         jal     pread            # read second integer (y)
         nop                      #  
         move    $s1,$v0          # save it in $s1

         jal     poly
         nop

         addu    $s0,$s0,$s1      # compute the sum
         addu    $a0,$s0,$s2

         la      $a0,end           # print string
         li      $v0,4             # service 4
         syscall

         li      $v0,1            # print the sum
         syscall

         li      $v0,10           # exit
         syscall

         .data
end:     .asciiz "The end result of 3x2 - 2y2 - 5xy + 20x - 16y + 100 is: "


#Begin polynomial  (poly subroutine)  

         .text
         .globl poly
poly:
         # prolog
         sub     $sp,$sp,4        # push the return address
         sw      $ra,($sp)
         sub     $sp,$sp,4        # push $s0
         sw      $s0,($sp)
         sub     $sp,$sp,4        # push $s1
         sw      $s1,($sp)

         li  $t0, 0               #Evaluate 3x2
         mul $t0, $s0, $s0
         mul $t0, $t0, 3
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0

         li  $t0,0                 #Evaluate -2y2
         mul $t0, $s1, $s1
         mul $t0, $t0, -2
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0


         li $t0, 0                #Evaluate -5xy
         mul $t0, $s0, $s1
         mul $t0, $t0, -5
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0

         li $t0, 0                #Evaluate +20x
         mul $t0, $s0, 20
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0

         li $t0, 0                #Evaluate -16y
         mul $t0, $s0, -16
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0

         li $t0, 0                  #Evaluate +100
         li $t0, 100
         addu $v0, $v0, $t0



           # epilog                                    
         lw      $s1,($sp)        # pop $s1 
         add     $sp,$sp,4                                    
         lw      $s0,($sp)        # pop $s0 
         add     $sp,$sp,4                                    
         lw      $ra,($sp)        # pop return address
         add     $sp,$sp,4         
         jr      $ra              # return to caller 
         nop      



# pread -- prompt for and read an integer
#
# on entry:
#    $ra -- return address
#
# on exit:
#    $v0 -- the integer

         .text
         .globl  pread
pread:   
         la    $a0,prompt        # print string
         li    $v0,4             # service 4
         syscall

         li    $v0,5             # read int into $v0
         syscall                 # service 5

         jr    $ra               # return
         nop                     #  

         .data
prompt:
         .asciiz "Enter an integer "
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