document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119904>Question 119904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would love someone to help me answer this question. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to write a equivalent expression to the following without parenthesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(z+92) Would someone please explain to me how to do this. Thank you so much for any help given.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87879 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=87879\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can view this in a couple of ways.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One way is to use the following rules:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a set of parentheses is preceded by a + sign you can just remove the parentheses without<BR>\n" );
document.write( "changing the terms inside the parentheses. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, if a set of parentheses is preceded by a - sign you can remove the parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you also change the signs of the terms inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, if the parentheses are preceded by a minus sign, you can view it as a distributed <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication by -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Following the first pair of rules about parentheses for this problem, since the given expression:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(z+92)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is preceded by a minus sign, you can remove the parentheses if at the same time you change<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the signs of the terms inside the parentheses to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-z - 92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second way of viewing this problem is to view it as a distributed multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1(z + 92)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you multiply the -1 times each of the terms inside the parentheses, the result is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1*z + (-1)*92 = -z - 92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In either case, the result is the same ... -z - 92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope one of these ways helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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