Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}y-(2x+5)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}y-2x-5 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-2x+y-5\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 2x+5 \right) = -2x-5 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ -2x+y-5 = -2x+y-5 $$ |