why is it x instead of 1x

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dan815 · Answer

nvm i figured it out

mrnood · Answer

not sure what this refers to - is there an equation or diagram to post?

However - x and 1x are the same in normal notation

we write 2x or 3x etc to mean 2 times x

but 1 times x is just x  so we normally missout the 1 for clarity

dan815 · Answer

its because 2x represents x+x
and 1x represents x
so 1x is the only one that can simplify.
2x and all other x are not simpler except 0x which is nothing.

cal.lavender · Answer

mew

dan815 · Answer

2x and all the other kx* are not simpler except 0x which is nothing.

cal.lavender · Answer

mew

cal.lavender · Answer

@dan815 's a kitty

ganeshie8 · Answer

reverse addition, multplication notation and see how the distribution law looks

ganeshie8 · Answer

multiplication  : +
addition : nothing

ganeshie8 · Answer

looks we can't express it w/o using parenthesis 

$$a+bc = (a+b)(a+c)$$

shadowlegendx · Answer

Dan r u dumbo?

shadowlegendx · Answer

I learned this in middle school

anonymous · Answer

i thought we was to lazy to put a 1

dan815 · Answer

no think about it!!
its just an x

dan815 · Answer

2x is a representation of x+x
1x is a representation of x
why would you write 1x for x when x is what it's already referring to is being used in the definition of it.

anonymous · Answer

oh cool

phi · Answer

1x means 1*x and that "simplifies" to x the same way 1*2 = 2  or 1*6= 6
you can always multiply by 1, but usually you don't bother to do that.
But sometimes, it makes things clearer

For example
(x+ 2yx)
we can "factor out an x"
but the process is less mysterious if we show that x can be written 1*x and we have
(1*x + 2y*x)
and (1+2y)*x  is the factored form.