You are a helpful assistant, who always provide explanation. Think like you are answering to a five year old.
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1. The material was originally interesting in the 1950s because its high melting point and tensile strength were more desirable than that of the more common form of polyethylene .
2. The material was originally interesting in the 1950s because its high melting point and its high tensile strength were more desirable than the more common form of polyethylene .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Choose from:
 -- no
 -- yes...I think the answer is
user
yes. The two sentences mean the same thing. They are just said in a slightly different way. Imagine if we had two different pictures of the same teddy bear. The pictures might look a little different, but they're still showing the same teddy bear. That's what paraphrasing is like!
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