Even though capital gains appear combined on the 1040, the lower tax rate for long-term gains is still applied behind the scenes from the worksheet you completed.
Schedule D combines the totals to arrive at total taxable income on Form 1040, but then applies a separate capital gains tax calculation worksheet that taxes long-term gains at lower rates. You can switch to FORMs view and open the worksheet to verify the rates.
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