Question

Verify (a) Associative property and (b) Distributive property of
multiplication of Integers for three Integers a=-2, b=-17, c=11​

Answer 1

Answer:

(Associative Property)

a*(b*c)=(a*b)c

LHS= a*(b*c)

-2(-17* 11)

=-2 * (-187)

= 374

RHS= (a*b)*c

(-2* -17) 11

=34* 11

=374

LHS=RHS Verified

(Distributive)

a*(b+c)=(a*b)+(a*c)

LHS= a*(b+c)

= -2(-17+11)

-2(-6)

12

RHS= (a*b)+(a*c_

=(-2*-17)(-2*11)

(34) +(-22)

12

=LHS=RHS Verified

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