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Answer:

The expressions are not equivalent.

Explanation:

Distributive property says

5(n + 1) = 5*n + 5*1 = 5n + 5

now if we add 2n it becomes 5n + 2n + 5 which equals 7n + 5. This is not equal to 7n + 1.

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