alleryWhich law forces a negative times a negative to be positive?
AClosure law
BDistributive law
CIdentity law
DCommutative law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Distributive law
1. Multiplication must follow the distributive law.
2. Since 2 x (-3) = -6, the product (-2) x (-3) must equal 6 for the law to hold.
3. Closure, identity and commutative laws do not fix this sign.
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