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OpenStudy (anonymous):

provw that (-x)y=-(xy)=x(-y) using addition and multiplicative axioms?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(-x)y + xy = y[(-x)+x]=y[0] = 0 -(xy)+xy = 0 so xy is the additive inverse of both -(x)y and -(xy) and since inverses are unique, thus (-x)y = -(xy) similarly to show for x(-y)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you good?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you good with this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why we starts from this (-x)y + xy ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so we can utilize the distributive property (factor the y out), leaving (-x) and x which are additive inverses. then -(xy) and xy are also additive inverses and since inverses are unique we show that (-x)y and -(xy) are equivalent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you follow?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to prove this we have to show additive inverse , m i right ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's a way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

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