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Explain why the following simplification is incorrect: x+y=xy
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\n" ); document.write( "Sub numbers for x & y
\n" ); document.write( "3+4 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "3*4 = 12
\n" ); document.write( "It's incorrect because they're not equal.
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