ALGEBRA 1,( simplify ) pic is attached tysmm:)))

For the first one:

A. 4a^2

For the second one:

A: x^-1 or 1/x^1

Hope it helped!

The easiest way to do it is b) Commutative property

Step-by-step explanation:

This works best due to the fact that subtracting 1/4 from 1 1/4 is a simple operation. The commutative property allows us to rearrange these into any order that we'd like as long as we keep the signs consistent.