Question

All of the following are equivalent, except _____.

A.) 8x + 3x
B.) (8 + 3)x
C.) 11x
D.) 11x^2

Answer 1

ignoring gggurumanjunath, what do you think the answer is @xo_kansasprincess_xo

Answer 2

I'm not sure.

Answer 3

well, you have 3 answers that are equivalent, and 1 that is not

Answer 4

do you know the answer of 8x + 3x?

Answer 5

I think it's 11x^2

Answer 6

close... but..

x^2 = x*x
2x = x+x

Answer 7

I don't get it.

Answer 8

in other words, when you multiply a number by itself, you are squaring it

when you add a number to itself, its essentially like multiplying by 2

Answer 9

alright i'll explain geometrically

Answer 10

the area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the width by the height, yes?

Answer 11

like