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Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

Which of the following is equal to 20(x+y)19(y+x)20(x+y)-19(y+x) for all values of xx and yy?

Pick one

Solution

Simplifying, we see that 20(x+y)19(y+x)=20x+20y19y19x=x+y20(x+y)-19(y+x) = 20x+20y -19y - 19x = x+y for all values of xx and yy.

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