Proof: Algebra 6

Let's prove the following theorem:

(a / b) ⋅ d = (d / b) ⋅ a

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Proof Table
# Claim Reason
1 (a / b) ⋅ d = d ⋅ (a / b) (a / b) ⋅ d = d ⋅ (a / b)
2 d ⋅ (a / b) = (da) / b d ⋅ (a / b) = (da) / b
3 (da) / b = (da) ⋅ (1 / b) (da) / b = (da) ⋅ (1 / b)
4 (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a
5 d ⋅ (1 / b) = d / b d ⋅ (1 / b) = d / b
6 (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a = (d / b) ⋅ a if d ⋅ (1 / b) = d / b, then (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a = (d / b) ⋅ a
7 (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a if (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a and (d ⋅ (1 / b)) ⋅ a = (d / b) ⋅ a, then (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a
8 (da) / b = (d / b) ⋅ a if (da) / b = (da) ⋅ (1 / b) and (da) ⋅ (1 / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a, then (da) / b = (d / b) ⋅ a
9 d ⋅ (a / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a if d ⋅ (a / b) = (da) / b and (da) / b = (d / b) ⋅ a, then d ⋅ (a / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a
10 (a / b) ⋅ d = (d / b) ⋅ a if (a / b) ⋅ d = d ⋅ (a / b) and d ⋅ (a / b) = (d / b) ⋅ a, then (a / b) ⋅ d = (d / b) ⋅ a

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