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Equivalent expressions SAT question
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The expression is equivalent to , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
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The correct answer is . Applying the distributive property to the expression yields . Since is equivalent to , it follows that is also equivalent to . Since these expressions are equivalent, it follows that corresponding coefficients are equivalent. Therefore, and . Solving either of these equations for will yield the value of . Dividing both sides of by yields . Therefore, the value of is .
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