CPM Homework Help : AC Problem 5-32

Decide if the statement below is true or false. Justify your response.

“The expression $(x+3)(x-1)$ is equivalent to $(x-1)(3+x)$ .”

Answer:

These expressions are equivalent because of the Commutative Property of Addition, $x+3=3+x$ ,
and because of the Commutative Property of Multiplication, $(x+3)(x-1)=(x-1)(x+3)$ .