Use the Associative Property to simplify the expression 3x+(x+2)

to its simplest equivalent form.

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To simplify the expression using the associative property, we need to group like terms together.

The given expression is 3x + (x + 2).

According to the associative property of addition, we can regroup this expression as (3x + x) + 2.

Simplifying further, we have 4x + 2.

Therefore, the expression 3x + (x + 2) simplifies to 4x + 2.