Distributivity gives $v+(-1)v=(1+(-1))v=0v=0$. Thus $(-1)v$ is the additive inverse of $v$, so $-v=(-1)v$. Consequently subtraction is addition of a scalar multiple: $u-v=u+(-1)v$.
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