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-(2x +y) - 2 ( -x - y)
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Answer:

y is the simplest result here.

Explanation:

Perform the indicated multiplication as a first step towards simplifying this expression:

-2x - y + 2x + 2y

-2x and 2x cancel each other out, leaving 2y - y, or just y

User Heremyas
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Answer:

First, we apply the Distributive property and then we combine like terms,

To combine like terms, we add or subtract.


-(2x +y) - 2 ( -x - y)


=-2x-y+2x+2y


=(-2x+2x)+(-y+2y)


=0+y


=y

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