Concept explainers
To name: the property illustrated by the given expression.
Answer to Problem 25OE
The given expression illustrates “associative property” in addition
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The expression
The given expression shows the addition of terms of an expression in two different ways and that the final expression remains same. This can be analyzed as below.
Considering the left hand side of the expression and solving it gives,
Now, considering the right hand side, the expression becomes,
Hence, it shows that any association or group of terms gives the same result. Thus it illustrates the associative property for addition of numbers or variables which is of the general form,
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