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Express in simplest form: x2−497x−x2
(1 point)

-7

x+7x

−(x+7)x

−7x

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
x^2 − 497x − x^2 = (x^2 − x^2) − 497x = −497x.

None of the four choices you listed equals −497x, so there may be a typo in the problem or the choices. Do you mean a different coefficient (e.g. 7 instead of 497)?