QuestionConvert and explain the equivalence of the expression: .
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. We are given the expression . We are to convert this into an equivalent expression.
3. The equivalent expression must have the same value as the original expression.
STEP 2
First, we can remove the parentheses around22 since there is no operation to be performed within the parentheses.
STEP 3
Next, we add the two numbers together.
STEP 4
We can check the equivalence of the original expression and the simplified expression by substituting a value for the expression. Since the expression does not contain any variables, it should be equal to itself.Since both expressions are equal to14, we can conclude that they are equivalent.The equivalent expression for is .
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