Question
Simplify the expression
−M−O−H−3A−2E−2D−T−2R
Evaluate
M−O−H−A−M−E−D−M−A−T−A−R−R−E−D
Write the repeated addition as multiplication
M−O−H−A×3−M−E−D−M−T−R−R−E−D
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
M−O−H−3A−M−E−D−M−T−R−R−E−D
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
M−M−M
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−1−1)M
Subtract the numbers
−M
−M−O−H−3A−E−D−T−R−R−E−D
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−E−E
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)E
Subtract the numbers
−2E
−M−O−H−3A−2E−D−T−R−R−D
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−D−D
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)D
Subtract the numbers
−2D
−M−O−H−3A−2E−2D−T−R−R
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Evaluate
−R−R
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)R
Subtract the numbers
−2R
−M−O−H−3A−2E−2D−T−2R
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