(+3x)+(−3x)= ? (+3x)+(-3x)=\text{ ?} (+3x)+(−3x)= ?
Firstly, we will draw a number line and label 3x x x on it.
Since we have -3x x x in parentheses, we need to move 3 steps to the left on the number line:
3X3X3X000
Remember the rule:
+(−x)=− +(-x)=- +(−x)=−
Therefore, we can write the exercise as follows:
3x−3x=0 3x-3x=0 3x−3x=0
0 0 0