Asked by nunya

are the expressions 3+(4x+1) and 4-4x equivalent?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No. Simplify the first: 3 + (4x + 1) = 4x + 4. The second is 4 - 4x. These are not equal for all x.

Solve 4x + 4 = 4 - 4x → 8x = 0 → x = 0. So they are equal only when x = 0. For example, at x = 1 the first gives 8 while the second gives 0, so they are not equivalent expressions.