document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266564>Question 266564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when you look at a commutative and associative properties in algbra what is the difference between the two </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #195864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=195864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Commutative property is expressed as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = b+ a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a x b = b x a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The idea is that we are reversing our information.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Associative property is expressed as<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The order is the same, only parenthesis have shifted.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is the main difference. </SPAN>\n" );
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