Question 4: -12a - 4 and -4(3a - 1) are equivalent expressions. True False > false

Ququzone asked Oct 10, 2023

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Ququzone asked Oct 10, 2023

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If we use the distributive property on the second expression, we get the following:

$-4\cdot(3a-1)=-4\cdot(3a)-4(-1)=-12a+4$

therefore, the expressions are not equivalent

Chris Lamothe answered Oct 14, 2023

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