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Verify the following :

(-14) x (-8) = (-8) x (-14)

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We have

(-14) x (-8) = (-8) x (-14)

LHS = (-14) x (-8) = 112
RHS = (-8) x (-14) = 112

Since LHS = RHS,

∴ (-14) x (-8) = (-8) x (-14) \hspace{1.5cm}[a x b = b x a ⇒ Commutative Property of multiplication.]

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