Show that An(B-C)=(AnB)-(AnC)

1) Let x be an arbitrary element in A  (B-C)

 x A and x  (B-C)

x A, and x B and x  C

In either case, this implies x (A and B) but x    (A and C)

x (AB) - (AC)

Hence, A (B-C)  (AB) - (AC) ------- (1)

2) Again let y be an arbitrary element in (AB) - (AC)

   y   (AB) but y   (AC)

y A, and y   B but y  A and y   C

y A (B-C)

So, (AB) - (AC)  A (B-C)   ---- (2)

Thus from (1) & (2), it is proved that

A (B-C) = (AB) - (AC)

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