SOLUTION: remove the parentheses -(3x+5y)

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Question 85032: remove the parentheses
-(3x+5y)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-%283x%2B5y%29

-1%283x%2B5y%29 Think of the negative as a -1

-1%2A3x%2B-1%2A5y Distribute the -1

-3x-5y Multiply