document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25961>Question 25961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Expand -(a+b) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13970 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathrebel><B>mathrebel(25)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathrebel><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13970\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a simple case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(a+b) is the same as -1*(a+b), just that we omit the one beacuse it is a mathematical notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we use the distributive property:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1*a+(-1)*b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a-b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(a+b)=-a-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*(2+3)=8*(2)+8*(3) DISTRIBUTIBE PROPERTY </SPAN>\n" );
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