17. Is the operation of forming Cartesian products commutative? Explain why or why not.
Choose the correct answer below.
OA. The operation of forming Cartesian products is commutative because order does not matter in
the definition of a Cartesian product.
OB. The operation of forming Cartesian products is not commutative because part of the definition of
a Cartesian product is the order of the elements generated by the two sets.
OC.
The operation of forming Cartesian products is commutative because a Cartesian product is
multiplication and multiplication is commutative.
O D. The operation of forming Cartesian products is not commutative because multiplication is not
commutative.
