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Suppose you know that a(b + c) = ab + ac is true for all real numbers a, b, and c. Use the properties of real numbers to prove that (b + c)a = ba + ca is true for all real numbers a, b, and c.

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Our problem is to show that

(b+c)a=ba+ca(b+c)a=ba+ca

is true for every real number a,ba,b and cc using the properties of real numbers.

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