document.write( "Question 272788: Categorize each mathematical statement as either always true or never true.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "2x + 1 = 2x – 1 =not true
\n" ); document.write( "1 – 1/x = 1 + x =Always True
\n" ); document.write( "(a – b)c = ac – bc =not true \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #199417 by stanbon(75887)\"\" \"About 
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2x + 1 = 2x – 1 =not true
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\n" ); document.write( "1 – 1/x = 1 + x =Always True
\n" ); document.write( "True when x = -1/x
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "(a – b)c = ac – bc =not true
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