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Does the distributive property work from the left and right side?

lilaznone

wrote...

11 years ago

Does the distributive property work from the left and right side?

i know that it works like this a(b+c)= ab+ac

but does it work like this (b+c)a= ac+ab

thanks

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rizwan440

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#1

11 years ago

It doesn't matter, because the commutative property of multiplication tells you that xy = yx.

lilb911

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#2

11 years ago

(b + c)a = ba + ca = ab + ac = a(b + c)

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