Discussion Topic Respo
You have used the Distributive Property to
transform numerical expressions such as (5)(3) +
(2)(3) to (5 + 2)(3). How would you transform 5x +
2x into a single term? Substitute five different
values into the expressions 5x + 2x and 7x - 1.
What do you notice about the values of the
expressions? Is there any value that would make
the two expressions equal? Why or why not?
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