A factor of a number or an expression is always divisible by the number or expression.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

A number or an expression is always divisible by its factor but not vice-versa.
Example:
12 is divisible by its factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.
$2 x^{2}$ is divisible by $1, 2, x, 2 x^{2}, 2 x$ and $x^{2}$ .

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\sqrt{7} - \sqrt{3}

= \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3}

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