document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94698>Question 94698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why does a negative times a negative equal a positive like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(5m-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10m(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "right?   i was using the distributive propety </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "because -(-x) is the additive inverse of -x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but -x + x= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore -(-x) must be x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(5m-3)= -10m+6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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