If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−2x+6y
16x2−2x+6y
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Factor the expression
2(8x2−x+3y)
Evaluate
16x2−(x−3y)×2
Multiply the terms
16x2−2(x−3y)
Simplify
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Evaluate
−2(x−3y)
Apply the distributive property
−2x−2(−3y)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−2(−3)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
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