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Question 45945: What is the difference between associative and communiative properties?
Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the difference between associative
2+(3+4)=(2+3)+4...THAT IS YOU CAN ADD THE LATER 2 TERMS FIRST AND THEN ADD THE FIRST TERM OR
YOU CAN AD THE FIRST 2 TERMS AND THEN ADD THE LAST TERM..YOU GET THE SAME ANSWER .THEN WE SAY + IS ASSOCIATIVE.INGENERAL IF
A+(B+C)=(A+B)+C THEN + IS ASSOCIATIVE.
and communiative properties?
4+3=3+4..THAT IS YOU CAN ADD FOM LEFT TO RIGHT OR FROM RIGHT TO LEFT..YOU GET SAME ANSWER..IN GENERAL IF A*B=B*A THEN * IS COMMUTATIVE.
- IS NOT SINCE 3-2 IS NOT SAME AS 2-3
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