How do you multiply $-(3x + 7) + 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-18T09:18:00

When we have a negative sign in front of parenthesis like we do here, we can just assume that this is a -1.

So, instead of:

-(3x+7) + 2...

Think of it like:

-1(3x+7) + 2.

Apply the distribution property.

-1(3x+7) + 2.

-3x - 7 + 2

Combine like terms.

-3x - 5

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