Algebra
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Question
Simplify the expression
−x+2y
Evaluate
(x×1)(y−1)−(x−2)(y×1)×1
Remove the parentheses
x×1×(y−1)−(x−2)y×1×1
Multiply the terms
x(y−1)−(x−2)y×1×1
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
(x−2)y×1×1
Rewrite the expression
(x−2)y
Multiply the terms
y(x−2)
x(y−1)−y(x−2)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
x(y−1)
Apply the distributive property
xy−x×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
xy−x
xy−x−y(x−2)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−y(x−2)
Apply the distributive property
−yx−(−y×2)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−yx−(−2y)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−yx+2y
xy−x−yx+2y
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
xy−yx
Rewrite the expression
xy−xy
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−1)xy
Subtract the numbers
0×xy
Any expression multiplied by 0 equals 0
0
0−x+2y
Solution
−x+2y
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