Is there a distributive prop. of mult. over subtraction?Evaluate several different expressions of the form a(b-c) and ad-ac and explain ur findings!!
2006-09-06 13:51:49 · 3 answers · asked by smokeypinkjayla 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If there is a distributive property of multiplication over subtraction (which there is) then a(b-c) = ab-ac for all real numbers, and ad-ac=a(d-c) for all real numbers. It sounds like they just want you to show this with specific examples like
2(4-3)=2(1)=2 solved without distribution
2(4-3)=2*4-2*3=8-6=2 same answer with distribution
Just come up with some more examples like that.
2006-09-06 13:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You gotta be kidding me. The whole idea of this assignment is to prove to yourself that the distributive property works without having to do a formal proof. If you won't do this for yourself, you might as well drop the course.
2006-09-06 21:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what i hear, your problem's solution is that subtracting is just adding a negative so it works.
2006-09-06 20:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by fomalhaut 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋