Answer:
They are not equivalent
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to determine if 1/2(4 - 2x); 2 - 2x are equivalent.
Let us take the first expression and simplify to see if we can get the second expression.
[tex] \frac{1}{2}(4 - 2x)[/tex]
Let us expand using the distributive property to get:
[tex] \frac{1}{2} (4 - 2x) = \frac{1}{2} \times 4 - \frac{1}{2} \times 2x[/tex]
This simplifies to:
[tex]\frac{1}{2} (4 - 2x) = 2 - x[/tex]
Therefore 1/2(4 - 2x); and 2 - 2x are not equivalent
