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Properties of Equality

The document discusses four properties of equality: 1) The addition property states that adding the same value to both sides of an equation maintains equality. 2) The division property states that dividing both sides of an equation by the same non-zero number maintains equality. 3) The transitive property states that if a=b and b=c, then a=c. 4) The distributive property states that multiplying a term by the sum of other terms equals the sum of multiplying each term individually.

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Properties of Equality

The document discusses four properties of equality: 1) The addition property states that adding the same value to both sides of an equation maintains equality. 2) The division property states that dividing both sides of an equation by the same non-zero number maintains equality. 3) The transitive property states that if a=b and b=c, then a=c. 4) The distributive property states that multiplying a term by the sum of other terms equals the sum of multiplying each term individually.

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1.

Addition Property of Equality


 The addition property of equality states that if the two terms are
equal to each other, the equation will remain equal when the same
value is added to both sides of the equation.
 Example: Suppose that x+1 = y–3. If x is increased by 2, then the
same value must be added to y for the equation to remain equal.
Thus, the new equation will be x+3 = y–1.
o To further verify its equality, let x=7; y=11.
 The first equation (x+1 = y–3) will be:
(7)+1 = (11)–3
8=8
Thus, the terms are equal.
 The new equation (x+3 = y-1) will then be:
(7)+3 = (11)–1
10 = 10
Therefore, there remains an equality in the equation.

2. Division Property of Equality


 This property indicates that the equation remains equal when
both sides are divided by the same non-zero number.
 Example: Suppose that a+3 = b+2. If both terms are to be divided
by 5, then the equality remains the same. Hence, the new equation
a+3 b+2
will be 5 = 5
o To prove this, substitute a=7; b=8.
 First equation: a+3 = b+2
(7)+3 = (8)+2
10 = 10
Hence, an equality exists in this equation.
 If both sides are divided into 5, then:
( 7 ) +3 ( 8 ) +2
=
5 5

10 10
=
5 5

2=2

Hence, the equation remains equal.


3. Transitive Property
 The transitive property of equality explains that if one quantity is
equal to the second quantity, which is equal to the third quantity,
then the first quantity is also equal to the third quantity.
 Example: Suppose that a=b and b=c. Then, it is also true that a=c.
o Say, for example, a = 2+5; b=3+4, and c=1+6.
 If a=b, then:
2+5 = 3+4
7=7
Thus, the first equation is equal.
 If b=c, then:
3+4 = 1+6
7=7
Hence, the same also applies to the second equation.
 If a=c
2+5 = 1+6
7=7
Therefore, a is also equal to c.

4. Distributive Property
 The distributive property of equality simply means that
multiplying a value by the sum of two or more terms will yield the
same results as adding the products of the original quantity and
each term.
 Example: 4(x+5) = 4x+20
o To further illustrate, let x=2.
 4(2+5) = 4(2)+20
8+20 = 8+20
28 = 28
Therefore, the product of the first term is equal to the
sum of the second term.

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