Jill got the expression 7x + 1 and then wrote her answer as 1x + 7. Is her expression an equivalent expression? How do you know?

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1 answer:

Viktor [21]2 years ago

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The expression is not equivalent because when you test x with any number besides 8 you get two different answers

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<h3>Factoring</h3>

In math, factoring or factorization is used to write an algebraic expression in factors. There are some rules for factorization. One of them is a factor out a common term for example: x²-x= x(x-1), where x is a common term.

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