You know the mechanism of HBr addition to alkenes, and you know the effects of various substituent

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You know the mechanism of HBr addition to alkenes, and you know the effects of various substituent groups on aromatic substitution. Use this knowledge to predict which of the following two alkenes reacts faster with HBr. Explain your answer by drawing resonance structures of the carbocationintermediates.

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