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a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
Commutative: a × b = b × a Associative: (a × b) × c = a × (b × c) Distributive: a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c
According to the commutative of multiplication, a*b = b*a.
The answer depends on the context. For example, multiplication of numbers is commutative (A*B = B*A) but multiplication of matrices is not.
The distributive property of multiplication over addition states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
The reciprocal property of multiplication says that (a/b) times (b/a) equals 1.
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The distributive property of multiplication OVER addition (or subtraction) states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c Thus, multiplication can be "distributed" over the numbers that are inside the brackets.
No. But multiplication is distributive over addition. This means that for any numbers A, B, and C A x (B + C) = (A x B) + (A x C). If addition were distributive over multiplication, that would mean that A + (B x C) = (A + B) x (A + C) which is not true.
Commutative? a + b = b + a a x b = b x a
a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
A*(b*c)=(a*b)*c