Question

$–a–b–c$ is same as$–a–(\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_).$

Answer 1

Finding the right expression:

$–a–b–c$ is the same as$–a–(b+c).$

An algebraic expression in mathematics is an expression that is made up of variables and constants, along with algebraic operations such as addition, subtraction, etc. Expressions are made up of terms.

Consider an algebraic expression

$5y–3$

In the above expression,

• $y$ is a variable, whose value is unknown to us which can take any value.
• $5$ is known as the coefficient of $y$, as it is a constant value used with the variable term and is well defined.
• $3$ is the constant value term that has a definite value.

Hence, $–a–b–c$ is the same as$–a–(b+c).$