Question

I need to know if 4(x + y) and 4y + 4x are equivelent please

Answer 1

Yes, they are equivalent.

First distribute the 4 to the variables inside the parenthesis.

4 × x= 4x

4 × y=4y

4x+4y

4x+4y

So these are equivalent.

Answer 2

Yes they are because you use distributive property and 4(x+y) you have to do 4•x= 4x and 4•y=4y so it would be 4y+4x