Associative Property of Multiplication

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Associative property of Multiplication

says that if [math]a, b, c\,[/math] are three real numbers then

[math]a \cdot \left (b\cdot c \right) = \left (a\cdot b\right)\cdot c[/math]

where " [math]\cdot[/math] " represent multiplication.



Examples

[math]5 \cdot \left (3\cdot 2 \right) = \left (5\cdot 3\right)\cdot 2[/math]

[math]5 \cdot 6 = 15 \cdot 2[/math]

[math]30=30\,[/math]