Is the associative law for division true for rational numbers?justify your answer with the help of an example

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Meave60
Jun 27, 2018

There is no associative property for division. It only applies to addition and multiplication.

Explanation:

The associative property states that the order of grouping does not change the result of the operations. This is true for addition and multiplication, but not subtraction or division.

Associative property of addition:

#(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)#

#(1+2)+3=1+(2+3)#

Associative property of division:

#(axx b)xxc = axx(bxxc)#

#(1xx2)xx3=1xx(2xx3)#

Associative property of division:

#a/b!=b/a#

#1/2!=2/1#

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