Algebra Examples

$(2 x - 10 y + 10 z) - (6 x + 10 z)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x - 10 y + 10 z - (6 x) - (10 z)$

Step 1.2

Multiply $6$ by $- 1$ .

$2 x - 10 y + 10 z - 6 x - (10 z)$

Step 1.3

Multiply $10$ by $- 1$ .

$2 x - 10 y + 10 z - 6 x - 10 z$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

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Step 2.1

Combine the opposite terms in $2 x - 10 y + 10 z - 6 x - 10 z$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Subtract $10 z$ from $10 z$ .

$2 x - 10 y - 6 x + 0$

Step 2.1.2

Add $2 x - 10 y - 6 x$ and $0$ .

$2 x - 10 y - 6 x$

Step 2.2

Subtract $6 x$ from $2 x$ .

$- 4 x - 10 y$