Elementary Algebra

by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1285194055

ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 1 - Some Basic Concepts of Arithmetic and Algebra - Chapter 1 Review Problem Set - Page 38: 48

Answer

$-3xy-y$

Work Step by Step

In order to combine like terms, we use a form of the distributive property to rewrite the expression as $(5-9+1)xy - y$ We subtract inside of the parentheses: $-3xy-y$

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