Question

Which statement illustrates the associative property of addition?Select one:O a. (1+3)2 + 77=1+(V3+77)2O b.(-2+7i) + 4i = -2 + (7i + 4i)O C. 18+5/36/6+5)O d. (5i · 2i) + 1li = lli + (5i · 2i)on..

Answer 1

We are asked to choose an example of the associative property of addition. The associative property states that when adding 3 or more numbers the order of the parenthesis does not affect the result. This can be expressed mathematically as:

$(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)$

Where a, b, and c are numbers. In our case, we see this property in the following example:

$(-2+7i)+4i=-2+(7i+4i)$

Therefore, the right option is option b.