document.write( "Question 105702: what is the simpler form for -5*(c+d)-4d+5c-d \n" ); document.write( "

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Given to simplify:
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\n" ); document.write( " -5*(c+d)-4d+5c-d
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\n" ); document.write( "First do the distributive multiplication of -5 times each of the two terms in the parentheses.
\n" ); document.write( "When you do this multiplication you get -5c - 5d. Substituting this result into the equation
\n" ); document.write( "in place of the -5*(c+d) results in the equation becoming:
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\n" ); document.write( "-5c - 5d - 4d + 5c - d
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\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the -5c and the +5c combine to cancel each other out. So they disappear and
\n" ); document.write( "the polynomial reduces to:
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\n" ); document.write( "-5d - 4d - d
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\n" ); document.write( "When you sum these three negative terms, you get -10d ... (-5 -4 = -9 and -9 - 1 = -10).
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\n" ); document.write( "So the given polynomial simplifies to -10d.
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.
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