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if space straight A equals open square brackets table row 1 1 1 row 2 0 cell negative 3 end cell row 3 cell negative 1 end cell 2 end table close square brackets comma straight B equals open square brackets table row 1 3 row 0 2 row cell negative 1 end cell 4 end table close square brackets comma space and space straight C equals open square brackets table row 1 2 3 cell negative 4 end cell row 2 0 cell negative 2 end cell 1 end table close square brackets

Find A(BC), (AB)C and show that (AB(BC).)C=A(BC)

Solution
straight A equals open square brackets table row 1 1 cell negative 1 end cell row 2 0 3 row 3 cell negative 1 end cell 2 end table close square brackets comma straight B equals open square brackets table row 1 3 row 0 2 row cell negative 1 end cell 4 end table close square brackets comma space a n d space straight C equals open square brackets table row 1 2 3 cell negative 4 end cell row 2 0 cell negative 2 end cell 1 end table close square brackets
AB equals open square brackets table row 1 1 cell negative 1 end cell row 2 0 3 row 3 cell negative 1 end cell 2 end table close square brackets space open square brackets table row 1 3 row 0 2 row cell negative 1 end cell 4 end table close square brackets space equals open square brackets table row cell 1 plus 0 plus 1 end cell cell 3 plus 2 minus 4 end cell row cell 2 plus 0 minus 3 end cell cell 6 plus 0 plus 12 end cell row cell 3 plus 0 minus 2 end cell cell 9 minus 2 plus 8 end cell end table close square brackets space equals space open square brackets table row 2 1 row cell negative 1 end cell 18 row 1 15 end table close square brackets space
AB left parenthesis straight C right parenthesis equals open square brackets table row 2 1 row cell negative 1 end cell 18 row 1 15 end table close square brackets space open square brackets table row 1 2 3 cell negative 4 end cell row 2 0 cell negative 2 end cell 1 end table close square brackets space
space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals open square brackets table row cell 2 plus 2 end cell cell 4 plus 0 end cell cell 6 minus 2 end cell cell negative 8 plus 1 end cell row cell negative 1 plus 36 end cell cell negative 2 plus 0 end cell cell negative 3 minus 36 end cell cell 4 plus 18 end cell row cell 1 plus 30 end cell cell 2 plus 0 end cell cell 3 minus 36 end cell cell negative 4 plus 15 end cell end table close square brackets space
space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals open square brackets table row 4 4 4 cell negative 7 end cell row 35 cell negative 2 end cell cell negative 39 end cell 22 row 31 2 cell negative 27 end cell 11 end table close square brackets
NOW
BC space equals space open square brackets table row 1 3 row 0 2 row cell negative 1 end cell 4 end table close square brackets space open square brackets table row 1 2 3 cell negative 4 end cell row 2 0 cell negative 2 end cell 1 end table close square brackets
space space space space space space space space equals open square brackets table row cell 1 plus 6 end cell cell 2 plus 0 end cell cell 3 minus 6 end cell cell negative 4 plus 3 end cell row cell 0 plus 4 end cell cell 0 plus 0 end cell cell 0 minus 4 end cell cell 0 plus 2 end cell row cell negative 1 plus 8 end cell cell negative 2 plus 0 end cell cell negative 3 minus 8 end cell cell 4 plus 4 end cell end table close square brackets space
space space space space space space space space equals space open square brackets table row 7 2 cell negative 3 end cell cell negative 1 end cell row 4 0 cell negative 4 end cell 2 row 7 cell negative 2 end cell cell negative 11 end cell 8 end table close square brackets space space

therefore space straight A left parenthesis BC right parenthesis equals open square brackets table row 1 1 cell negative 1 end cell row 2 0 3 row 3 cell negative 1 end cell 2 end table close square brackets space open square brackets table row 7 2 cell negative 3 end cell cell negative 1 end cell row 4 0 cell negative 4 end cell 2 row 7 cell negative 2 end cell cell negative 11 end cell 8 end table close square brackets space

space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals open square brackets table row cell 7 plus 4 minus 7 end cell cell 2 plus 0 plus 2 end cell cell negative 3 minus 4 plus 11 end cell cell negative 1 plus 2 minus 8 end cell row cell 14 plus 0 plus 21 end cell cell 4 plus 0 minus 6 end cell cell negative 6 plus 0 minus 33 end cell cell negative 2 plus 0 plus 24 end cell row cell 21 minus 4 plus 14 end cell cell 6 plus 0 minus 4 end cell cell negative 9 plus 4 minus 22 end cell cell negative 3 minus 2 plus 16 end cell end table close square brackets

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therefore space left parenthesis AB right parenthesis straight C space equals space straight A left parenthesis BC right parenthesis space space space space
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