Distributing a Negative
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7th Grade
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Bertha Ochoa
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Distributing a Negative
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EQ: How do you distribute a negative?
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Distributing negative signs
A negative sign indicates what?
The opposite of the current number or term.
That means when distributing a negative sign, we are changing the current term.
We change it to the opposite.
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Multiple Choice
Find the opposite of the term: 8
8
-8
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Multiple Choice
Find the opposite of the term: -3x
3x
-3x
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Multiple Choice
Find the opposite of the term: -5
5
-5
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Multiple Choice
Find the opposite of the term: x
x
-x
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Distributing A Negative
You are multiplying a negative sign with each term.
This results in finding the opposite of each term within the parenthesis ( ).
This is what you just practiced before this slide. Finding the opposite.
You must do the same when distributing the negative sign.
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EX: - ( -3xy + 6x )
-1 * -3xy
= 3xy
-1 * 6x
= -6x
the simplified expression: 3xy - 6x
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EX: -3 ( 2 + 4x )
-3 * 2
= -6
-3 * 4x
= -12x
the simplified expression: -6 - 12x
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Multiple Choice
Find the correct simplified expression: -2 ( -g - 5 )
2g + 10
2g - 10
-2 ( -g + 5 )
-2g + 10
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Multiple Choice
Find the correct simplified expression: -2 ( -g + 5 )
2g + 10
2g - 10
-2 ( -g + 5 )
-2g + 10
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Multiple Choice
Find the correct simplified expression: -2 ( g + 5 )
-2 ( g + 5 )
-g + 5
-2g + 10
-2g - 10
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Open Ended
What are some mistakes you could see being made when distributing a negative sign?
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Open Ended
What do you notice about the previous questions when the negative sign was distributed?
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