Question

Verify the associative property of subtraction (a-b)-c=a-(b-c) for the following integers
1. a=2,b=-9,c=7
2. a=11,b=14,c=-23​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.a=2, b=9,c=7

(a-b) -c=a-(b-c)

LHS=(2-9) -7

=-7-7

=-14

RHS=a-(b-c)

=2-(9-7)

=2-2

=0

since, LHS is not equal to RHS

hence checked