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1/2(4 - 2x); 2 - 2x are they equivalent?

User Sallushan
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no they are not equivalent
User Mike Seymour
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distributive
a(b-c)=ab-ac
1/2(4-2x)=1/2*4-1/2*2x=2-x

2-x=2-2x
false
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