4. The Distributive Property
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Be careful with negatives when distributing.
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We are asked to evaluate the given expression using the Distributive Property. To do so, we need to distribute - 5 to the terms inside the parentheses.
a-b = a+(- b)
Distribute - 5
a(- b)=- a * b
(- a)(- b)=a* b
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