Hi there!
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I believe your answer is:
The expressions given are not equivalent.
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Here’s why:
- We can check if the expressions are equivalent by simplifying one of them.
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- You can also say that they are not equivalent because it was not completely distributed.
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Hope this helps you. I apologize if it’s incorrect.