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Things like \"expand -(2x+3y+4)\"

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A negative sign in front of a bracket is a common way to signify $-1$ times the bracketed term. The result is that it changes the sign of everything in the brackets.

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$-(\\var{cx}x-\\var{-cy}y+\\var{cc})=\\simplify[!noLeadingMinus]{{-cx}x+{-cy}y+{-cc}}$

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Expand $ -(\\simplify[!noLeadingMinus]{{cx}x+{cy}y+{cc}})$.

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[[0]] $x$ + [[1]] $y$ + [[2]] 

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