Express in simplest form: x2−497x−x2

Question

.(1 point)
Responses

−(x+7)x
Start Fraction negative left parenthesis x plus 7 right parenthesis over x End Fraction

−7x
Start Fraction negative 7 over x End Fraction

x+7x
Start Fraction x plus 7 over x End Fraction

−7

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \( x^2 - 497x - x^2 \), we can first combine like terms.

The \( x^2 \) terms cancel each other out:

\[ x^2 - 497x - x^2 = -497x \]

Now we can see that the expression can be simplified to \( -497x \).

This means none of the options provided are correct, as we only have \( -497x \) in its simplest form.

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