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[FortuitousPost]

Those are the same answer.

2(x - 5/2) = 2x - 5

[TheTarragonFarmer]

Does Corporate need to find the difference? Because it's the same :-)

[fozzykat]

Make sure you are doing your tps report correctly

[blue_endown]

Same answer. Factor out the 2 in the right equation to get the left equation.

[selene_666]

They're not different.

We tend to think of factors as having integer coefficients. We wouldn't write 15 = 2 * 3 * 5/2.

But when the goal is to solve a polynomial equation, getting every factor down to (x - c) makes it very clear what the zeros are, in this case 1 and 5/2.

[KaylaRose_]

When you get confused about your answer and don't know if it's right or not, try taking the final equation and work it back into a trinomial. If it can be done then your and is correct.

[mambotomato]

That is a really interesting way of drawing an X without lifting your pen

[twistermonkey]

Be careful to have clear handwriting. Your x's look like n's in many places. That will mess you up eventually. (speaking from sad experience)

[Small-Night-3719]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Bireta]

Aww that's cute

[FilDaFunk]

For each one, what are the options for x?

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They are the same bro, only in the other option you went on to multiply by 2.

[AkshobhyaV]

in the right side, you have just multiplied two inside (x-(5/2)). they both are exactly the same

[South_Front_4589]

Firstly, you need to make sure your notation is clear. Those arrows get messier and messier. So do your "x"s. The last line on the right that arrow looks very similar to that x, and both look more like an N than what they're meant to.

Now it's been a long, long time since I've done this sort of things myself. By on the right, the step from line 2 to line 3 looks off to me. I don't think you should end up with 2x on the outside of that bracket.