If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
1×(x+4)
Solution
x+4
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Find the roots
x=−4
Evaluate
1×(x−(−4))
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
1×(x−(−4))=0
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
1×(x+4)=0
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x+4=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign