document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741246>Question 741246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -(b - 1) = 1 - b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "True or false statement? If so, is there such a rule and I simply cannot find it? Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #455678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=455678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> True. First notice that the negative sign means multiply the terms in the bracket by -1. Then the terms were rearranged and simplified:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(b - 1) = (-1)b-(-1)(1)=-b-(-1)=-b+(-(-1))=-b+1=1+(-b)=1-b<BR>\n" );
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