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If a,b, and c are constants, is a(x-b)-c= ax-(ab+c)?
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If a,b, and c are constants, is a(x-b)-c= ax-(ab+c)?

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Yes, it is true.

a(x-b)-c can be distributed to ax-ab-c

If we look at the other side, we can distribute the -1 to get ax-ab-c

The two sides are equal.
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