document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255626>Question 255626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a * b = (a^2 - b^2) / (a – b), determine the value of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a * b) * c where a = 3, b = 4, and c = 5. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a * b = (a^2 - b^2) / (a – b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "determine the value of  (a * b) * c where a = 3, b = 4, and c = 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a*b) = (3*4) = (3^2-4^2) = 9 - 16 = -7/(3-4) = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7*5) = (7^2 - 5^2) / (7-5) = (49-25)/2 = 24/2 = 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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