standard_description: Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x^(4) – y^(4 )as (x^(2))^(2 )– (y^(2))^(2), thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x^(2 )– y^(2))(x^(2 )+ y^(2)).
problem_activity: Problem 1
Explain how you know the expressions in Column A are equivalent to the expressions in Column B.
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Problem 2
Explain the properties of operations that were used to transform
$${a(x-y)}$$
to the equivalent expression,
$${-(ay-ax)}$$
.
Problem 3
If the expression
$${\frac{x}{2} + \frac{3}{4}}$$
is multiplied by
$$4$$
, the expression
$${{2x+3}}$$
results.
Is
$${{2x+3}}$$
an equivalent expression to
$${\frac{x}{2} + \frac{3}{4}}$$
?


aligns: yes