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STEP 1
What is this asking? Simplify the expression by combining like terms. Watch out! Don't forget to distribute the negative sign to *all* terms inside the second parentheses!
STEP 2
1. Distribute the negative sign
2. Combine like terms
STEP 3
Alright, let's **kick things off** by distributing the negative sign in front of the second parentheses .
Remember, that negative sign is like a sneaky little multiplying everything inside!
So, we have:
STEP 4
Now, let's multiply by each term inside the parentheses:
STEP 5
This simplifies to: Woohoo! One step closer to the **final answer**!
STEP 6
Now, let's bring those *x* terms together.
We have and .
Remember, is the same as .
So, is the same as , which gives us .
STEP 7
Next up, let's wrangle those constant terms!
We've got a **positive** and a **negative** .
Adding to gives us .
STEP 8
Putting it all together, we get .
Boom!
STEP 9
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