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The expression is \"\".

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Rearrange the terms using the distributive property:  \"\".

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\"\"              (Distribute -2x)

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Apply commutative property of multiplication: \"\".

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\"\"

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Apply associative property of multiplication: \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"                  (Product of two same signs is positive)

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\"\"                              (Multiply: \"\")\"\"

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The simplified expression is \"\"