SOLUTION: What does -(3x-3)^2 equal?

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Question 669091: What does -(3x-3)^2 equal?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-(3x-3)^2

-(3x-3)(3x-3)

-(3x(3x-3) - 3(3x-3))

-(9x^2-9x - 9x+9)

-(9x^2-18x+9)

-9x^2+18x-9

So -(3x-3)^2 is equivalent to -9x^2+18x-9