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STEP 1
1. We are given an expression involving a negative sign and a distributive multiplication.
2. The goal is to simplify the expression using basic algebraic operations.
STEP 2
1. Apply the distributive property to the expression .
2. Simplify the resulting expression.
STEP 3
Apply the distributive property to the expression . This means multiplying by each term inside the parentheses:
STEP 4
Calculate each part of the distribution:
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Combine these results to form the simplified expression:
The simplified expression is:
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