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identify the property (a · b) · c = (c · b) · a
inverse of multiplication
associative of multiplication
identity of multiplication
commutative of multiplication
Step1: Recall multiplication properties
The associative property of multiplication states that $(a\times b)\times c=a\times(b\times c)$. The identity property of multiplication is $a\times1 = a$. The inverse of multiplication for a non - zero number $a$ is $\frac{1}{a}$ since $a\times\frac{1}{a}=1$. The commutative property of multiplication states that $a\times b=b\times a$. In the given equation $(a\cdot b)\cdot c=(c\cdot b)\cdot a$, the order of the factors has been changed which is characteristic of the commutative property.
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commutative of multiplication