Actually anybody following the order of operations would evaluate 2x/2x as x^2, because 2x/2x is not two separate terms, despite how it may appear to you. Math is about rules, not appearances. 2x/2x is a single term solved left to right. Terms are not separated by division, they are separated by addition and subtraction only.
Actually anybody following the order of operations would evaluate 2x/2x as x^2, because 2x/2x is not two separate terms, despite how it may appear to you. Math is about rules, not appearances. 2x/2x is a single term solved left to right. Terms are not separated by division, they are separated by addition and subtraction only.