SOLUTION: Name the operation in this expression -xy also x(-y) and -x-y.

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Question 8592: Name the operation in this expression -xy also x(-y) and -x-y.

Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm not completely sure what you mean, but I'll take a shot at it.

In the expression -xy, the operation is multiplication of -x times y.
In the expression x(-y), again, the operation is multiplication of x times (-y).

However, int the expression -x-y, the operation is subtraction: it is -x minus y.

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