document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240430>Question 240430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what do you do if a minus sign is next to a parenthesis? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=176137\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Act like it is a \"minus 1\" and then distribute that across the values inside he parens\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For instance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(2x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(2x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get it? </SPAN>\n" );
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