Mr. Carlevato and Mr. Burrows get into a debate about two different expressions. ·       Mr. Carlevato says “2(2x + 3) is equal to 4x + 6”. ·       Mr. Burrows says “Nope, wrong, those are clearly different expressions” Try substituting x=5 into both expressions. Do you get the same answer for both expressions? Show your work!

step-by-step explanation:

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like: