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What does it mean that multiplication distributes over addition and subtraction?
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∙ 9y ago
It means that
A*(B+C) = A*B + A*C
and similarly for subtraction.
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What does it mean to say multiplication distributes over addition and subtraction?
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What does it mean to say that multiplication distributes over addition and subtraction?
Usually the distributive property of multiplication over addition is considered:a(b+c) = ab + acHowever, since subtracting is the same as adding the additive inverse, it is valid for subtraction as well:a(b-c) = ab - ac
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