document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323262>Question 323262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please identify the operations performed on each side of the below equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x – 1) + 4(2x + 1) = 11x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How can you make this equation into a function or function(s)?   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I come up with, but not sure if it is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 ( x - 1) + 4 ( 2x + 1) = 11x +1   Original Problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x - 3) + (8x + 4) = 11x + 1       Distributive \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 3 + 8x + 4 = 11x + 1           Associative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x + 1 = 11x + 1                   Commutative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x + 1 = 11x + 1                   Subtraction to cancel the 1's out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x = 11x                           Division to find x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:   x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x – 1) + 4(2x + 1) = 11x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How can you make this equation into a function or function(s)? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I come up with, but not sure if it is correct. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 ( x - 1) + 4 ( 2x + 1) = 11x +1 Original Problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x - 3) + (8x + 4) = 11x + 1 Distributive <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 3 + 8x + 4 = 11x + 1 Associative <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x + 1 = 11x + 1 Commutative <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x + 1 = 11x + 1 Subtraction to cancel the 1's out <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 11x Division to find x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------- Ok above here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x/11 What happened to the equal sign???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = x is all you can say.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x – 1) + 4(2x + 1) = 11x + 1  is TRUE for all values of x.<BR>\n" );
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