SOLUTION: what is (3a-5)-(5a+1)?

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Question 631432: what is (3a-5)-(5a+1)?
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  • Graphical form: simplifies to
  • Text form: (3a-5)-(5a+1) simplifies to -2*a-6
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Remove unneeded parentheses around terms highlight_red%28+3%2Aa+%29,highlight_red%28+-5+%29
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around terms highlight_red%28+-5%2Aa+%29,highlight_red%28+-1+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Moved -6 to the right of expression
It becomes .
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Removed extra sign in front of -6
It becomes .
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+3%2Aa+%29,highlight_red%28+-5%2Aa+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%283-5%29%2Aa+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Removed extra sign in front of -2
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+2+%29
It becomes .
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