Question

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.
- ( - 6v - 2u + 3)

Answer 1

To remove the parentheses using the distributive property, you need to distribute the negative sign across the terms inside the parentheses.

Here's how you do it step-by-step:

Given expression:
\[
- ( - 6v - 2u + 3)
\]

You can distribute the negative sign to each term inside the parentheses:
\[
= -(-6v) - (-2u) - 3
\]

Now, simplify each term:
\[
= 6v + 2u - 3
\]

So, the expression without parentheses is:
\[
6v + 2u - 3
\]