Given the matrices. Verify that (A + B) + C = A + (B + C)
Given the matrices. Verify that (A + B) + C = A + (B + C)

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Solution:

Given

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Now we have to verify

\[\left( A\text{ }+\text{ }B \right)\text{ }+\text{ }C\text{ }=\text{ }A\text{ }+\text{ }\left( B\text{ }+\text{ }C \right)\]

First consider

\[LHS,\text{ }\left( A\text{ }+\text{ }B \right)\text{ }+\text{ }C,\]

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Now consider RHS, that is

\[A\text{ }+\text{ }\left( B\text{ }+\text{ }C \right)\]

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Therefore

\[LHS\text{ }=\text{ }RHS\]

Hence

\[\left( A\text{ }+\text{ }B \right)\text{ }+\text{ }C\text{ }=\text{ }A\text{ }+\text{ }\left( B\text{ }+\text{ }C \right)\]