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Assertion: The expression x + y - 2x is a trinomial.

Reason: An algebraic expression containing three terms is called a trinomial.

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Algebraic Expressions

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Answer

Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Explanation

Given expression:

x + y - 2x

Let's simplify it:

∴ x + y - 2x = (x - 2x) + y \quad[Arranging like terms together]

= -x + y

= y - x

∴ Simplified expression is y - x, which has only two terms. Therefore, it is a binomial, not a trinomial. So, Assertion is incorrect.

Reason is true because it is the correct definition of a trinomial.

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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