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Contents
Problem
What is the value of
Solution 1
We know that when we subtract negative numbers, .
The equation becomes .
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Solution 2
Like Solution 1, we know that when we subtract , that will equal as the opposite/negative of a negative is a positive. Thus, . We can group together a few terms to make our computation a bit simpler. .
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Solution 3
Video Solutions
Video Solution by Education, the study of everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDVTLSi-Ik
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Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
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Video Solution by WhyMath
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Video Solution by Alex Explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNPAgQ8fSP0&t
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See Also
2020 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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