It is the opposite of Expanding The Brackets
9 - 4 = 9 + (-4)
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Yes, -4x2 is a valid mathematical statement.
These two are both similar because they are both expressions.
Expanding Brackets
the opposite of expanding
They are opposite if a + (-A) = 0
Contracting
factorising
The only opposite of abbreviation is writing out, or expanding the abbreviation.
It is the opposite of Expanding The Brackets
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The opposite of expand is contract (in some uses, to shrink).For expand (increase), the opposite can be reduce or decrease.For expand (widen), the opposite would be to narrow.For expand (inflate) the opposite would be to deflate.
Expanding fractions
9 - 4 = 9 + (-4)
Both have magnitudes of A, so they are equal distances and, by the definition of additive inverses, A + (-A) = 0 and that means that they are opposite. Of course, they need not be opposite distances: they could be opposite times, or opposite amounts of money.