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Ty claims the expressions x + x + 3 and 3x are equivalent. Substitute 1 for x in the expressions see if Ty is correct. X + x + 3 = 3x = Are the expressions equivalent, yes or no?

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no, those expressions are not equivalent, since they have different value for x other than 3, the problem take example x=1

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