Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Review - Exercises - Page 133: 2

Answer

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Work Step by Step

$State$ $the$ $property$ $of$ $real$ $numbers$ $being$ $used:$ $(a+b)(a-b) = (a-b)(a+b)$ The Commutative Property states that the order of two numbers/variables being multiplied doesn't matter: $a\times b = b\times a$
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