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You usually state the Distributive Property for number algebra in just one equation.

a(b+c)=ab+aca(b+c)=ab+ac

Explain why the Distributive Property for matrices was stated in two equations. A(B+C)=AB+ACA(B+C)=AB+AC and

(B+C)A=BA+CA(B+C)A=BA+CA

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The Distributive Property for matrices was stated in two equations because, unlike in number algebra, matrices multiplication is not commutative, therefore the order in which the matrices are multiplied matters.

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