If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
26−x+2
Solution
28−x
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Find the roots
x=28
Evaluate
26−(x−2)
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
26−(x−2)=0
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
26−(x−2)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
26−x+2
Add the numbers
28−x
28−x=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
−x=0−28
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression