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How do you simplify $- (x - 3)$ $-(x-3)$ ?

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Jun 19, 2017

The minus sign outside the parenthesis is the same as multiplying by $- 1$ $-1$ giving:

$(- 1 \times x) - (- 1 \times 3) \Rightarrow - x - (- 3)$ $(-1 xx x) - (-1 xx 3) => -x - (-3)$

Minus a Minus is a Plus ( $- - = +)$ $- - = +)$ giving:

$- x + 3$ $-x + 3$

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