Answer
(a) True
(b) False
Work Step by Step
(a) Using $x=-1$:
2-5(-1)=8+(-1)
2--5=8-1
7=7
Which is True.
(b) Using x=1:
2-5(1)=8+1
2-5=8+1
-3=9
Which is False.
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