Discussion Topic

You have used the Distributive Property to transform numerical expressions such as (5)(3) + (2)(3) to (5+2)(3). How would you transform 5x + 2x into a single term? Substitute five different values into the expressions 5x + 2x and 7x- 1. What do you notice about the values of the expressions? Is there any value that would make the two expressions equal? Why or why not?