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When you square each side of an equation, is the resulting equation equivalent to the original?

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Yes, that is true.

If x = y, x² = y².
If x = y, substitute x into where y is;

x² = y²
x² = (x)²
Thus, yes they will be.
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When you square each side of an equation then the resulting equation is not equivalent to the original
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