SOLUTION: What property is m[t+(-t)]= mt+m(-t) , m[t+(-t)]=m(-t+t), and m[t+(-t)] = [t+(-t)]m

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Question 103582: What property is m[t+(-t)]= mt+m(-t) , m[t+(-t)]=m(-t+t), and m[t+(-t)] = [t+(-t)]m
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What property is m[t+(-t)]= mt+m(-t)
The distributive property
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m[t+(-t)]=m(-t+t)
The commutative property allows you to change t+(-t) to (-t+t)
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and m[t+(-t)] = [t+(-t)]m
The commutative property allows you to swithc the order of the factors.
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Cheers,
Stan H.