Answer
-13x - 2
Work Step by Step
-6x + [-2x - (5x + 2)] =
Use the distributive property:
-6x + [-2x - 5x - 2] =
-6x -2x - 5x - 2 =
Group similar terms.
(-6x -2x - 5x) - 2 =
Simplify.
-13x - 2
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 5 - Exponents and Polynomials - 5.1 - Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials - Problem Set 5.1 - Page 195: 64
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