SOLUTION: Expand -(a+b)

Algebra ->  Algebra  -> Expressions -> SOLUTION: Expand -(a+b)      Log On

Ad: Algebra Solved!™: algebra software solves algebra homework problems with step-by-step help!
Ad: Algebrator™ solves your algebra problems and provides step-by-step explanations!

   


Question 25961: Expand -(a+b)
Answer by mathrebel(25) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a simple case:
-(a+b) is the same as -1*(a+b), just that we omit the one beacuse it is a mathematical notation.
Now we use the distributive property:
-1*a+(-1)*b
it becomes:
-a-b
-(a+b)=-a-b
example:
8*(2+3)=8*(2)+8*(3) DISTRIBUTIBE PROPERTY