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Is ax^2 the same as 2ax

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User Song Gao
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ax^2 = axx (one "a" times "x" times "x")
whereas 2ax =ax+ax (there are two "ax"s)
one is adding one is multiplying
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User Chris Frost
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No there's a difference between it, I know what it was on the tip of my tongue but I forgot it
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User Anmatika
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