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lord [1]
3 years ago
15

Is this sentence true or false? 2(x+8) = 2x - 8

Mathematics
2 answers:
blsea [12.9K]3 years ago
6 0
The statement is false
RideAnS [48]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

  FALSE

Step-by-step explanation:

Applying the distributive property on the left side gives ...

  2x +16 = 2x -8

Subtracting 2x from both sides gives ...

  16 = -8 . . . . a FALSE statement

The given statement is false.

_____

When an algebraic equation is transformed according to the properties of equality, the truth of it does not change.

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