Subtract 12u +7v from 20u +13v.

Maco asked Feb 18, 2023

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Maco asked Feb 18, 2023

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We must subtract 12u + 7v from 20u + 13v.

1) Applying the associative property of the sum, we have:

$(20u+13v)-(12u+7v)=(20u-12u)+(13v-7v)\text{.}$

2) Computing the difference of each parenthesis, we get:

$8u+6v\text{.}$

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Kathryn Hurley answered Feb 23, 2023

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