SOLUTION: would x(yz) = y(xz) be associative property of multiplication?

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Question 558442: would x(yz) = y(xz) be associative property of multiplication?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, but you would have to assume that multiplication is commutative. x(yz) = x(zy) = (xz)y = y(xz), applying the commutative and associative properties. Note that other operations, such as division or cross-products, are not necessarily commutative or associative.