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What is a simplified expression for (x- y) - (x -y)?

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Answer:

Explanation:

( x + y ) - ( x - y )

x + y - x + y

x - x + y + y

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User Elliot Hughes
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Answer:

0

Explanation:

if you distribute the negative through the second part, you get x-y-x+y, so the x and y will both cancel to 0.

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