SOLUTION: Remove the parentheses and simplify. 9y – (–4y – 2x)

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Question 79043: Remove the parentheses and simplify. 9y – (–4y – 2x)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify:
9y-%28-4y-2x%29 Remember that the negative sign in front of the parentheses can be thought of as a negative 1 (-1) so you would apply the distributive property when removing the parentheses. Make the appropriate sign changes to the terms within the parentheses to get:
9y%2B4y%2B2x Simplifying this, you get:
13y%2B2x