For every real number x, y, and z the statement (x-y) z=xz-yz is

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Omari Villegas

9 February, 15:22

For every real number x, y, and z the statement (x-y) z=xz-yz is

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Ibrahim Anthony · Answer 1

true.

Step-by-step explanation:

(x - y) z = xz - yz

Apply the distributive property of multiplication over addition to the left side:

(x - y) z =

= z (x - y)

= xz - yz

This is the same as the right side, so the statement is true.