Fraction Equivalence F435A6
1. **State the problem:** We are given several fractions and asked to analyze their equivalence. The reference fraction is $$\frac{4x - 28}{6x - 42}$$ and the other fractions are $$\frac{2(2x - 14)}{3(2x - 13)}, \frac{4}{6}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)}, \frac{2}{3}$$.
2. **Simplify the reference fraction:**
$$4x - 28 = 4(x - 7)$$
$$6x - 42 = 6(x - 7)$$
So,
$$\frac{4x - 28}{6x - 42} = \frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)}$$
3. **Simplify the other fractions:**
- $$\frac{2(2x - 14)}{3(2x - 13)} = \frac{4x - 28}{6x - 39}$$ (cannot simplify further)
- $$\frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3}$$
- $$\frac{1}{2}$$ (already simplest)
- $$\frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)}$$ (same as reference fraction)
- $$\frac{2}{3}$$ (already simplest)
4. **Check equivalences:**
- Reference fraction $$\frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)}$$ simplifies to $$\frac{2}{3}$$ after canceling $$(x - 7)$$.
- $$\frac{4}{6}$$ and $$\frac{2}{3}$$ are equal to $$\frac{2}{3}$$.
- $$\frac{1}{2}$$ is not equal to $$\frac{2}{3}$$.
- $$\frac{2(2x - 14)}{3(2x - 13)}$$ is not equal to $$\frac{2}{3}$$ because denominator differs.
5. **Conclusion:** The fractions $$\frac{4x - 28}{6x - 42}, \frac{4}{6}, \frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)}, \frac{2}{3}$$ are equivalent and simplify to $$\frac{2}{3}$$. The fractions $$\frac{2(2x - 14)}{3(2x - 13)}$$ and $$\frac{1}{2}$$ are not equivalent to these.
**Final answer:**
$$\frac{4x - 28}{6x - 42} = \frac{4(x - 7)}{6(x - 7)} = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \neq \frac{2(2x - 14)}{3(2x - 13)}, \frac{1}{2}$$