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Simplify the expression k-2(k-(2-k))-2

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K-2(k-(2-k))-2
=k-2(2k-2)-2
=k-4k+4-2
=2-3k
User Christophe Hubert
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Simplify the following:
k - 2 (k - (2 - k)) - 2
-(2 - k) = k - 2:
k - 2 (k + k - 2) - 2
Grouping like terms, k + k - 2 = (k + k) - 2:
k - 2 ((k + k) - 2) - 2
k + k = 2 k:
k - 2 (2 k - 2) - 2
-2 (2 k - 2) = 4 - 4 k:
k + 4 - 4 k - 2
Grouping like terms, k - 4 k - 2 + 4 = (4 - 2) + (k - 4 k):
(4 - 2) + (k - 4 k)
k - 4 k = -3 k:
-3 k + (4 - 2)
4 - 2 = 2:
Answer: 2 - 3 k
User Thomas Shelby
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