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Factor out the negative
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Factor out the negative
A difference can be rewritten by factoring out the negative and changing the order of the terms.
5
−
x
=
-
(
-
5
+
x
)
=
-
(
x
−
5
)
Thus, it's actually two steps, but can be done simultaneously.
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