Question

Verify the following:
1. Check whether the commutative property of subtraction holds good for integers.
2. Check whether the associative property of addition holds good for integers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Commutative property states that there is no change in result though the numbers in an expression are interchanged. Commutative property holds for addition and multiplication but not for subtraction and division.

Associative Property of Addition

Adding integers will have the same result regardless of the grouping. The sum will not change even if the integers are grouped differently.

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) In each of the following cases, let's multiply and find their product.

(i,) ab, (a²— b²).