Properties Notes
Properties Notes
a + b = b + a a • b = b • a (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) (ab) c = a (bc)
Examples Examples
4 + 5 = 5 + 4 (1 + 2) + 3 = 1 + (2 + 3)
2 • 3 = 3 • 2 (2 • 3) • 4 = 2 • (3 • 4)
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Identity Properties
1) Additive Identity
What do you add to a number to get
Distributive the same number?
Property a+0=a
2) Multiplicative Identity
What do you multiply a number by to
get the same number?
a•1=a
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1.
4. 0 12 = 0 Multiplicative Prop. Of Zero
2. 3.
3+7=7+3 8+0=8
Commutative Identity Property of
Property of Addition Addition
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5. 6.
6•4=4•6 17 + (-17) = 0
Commutative Property Inverse Property of
of Multiplication Addition
7. 9.
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10. 11.
13.
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14. 15
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1(-9) = -9 3 + (-3) = 0
Identity Property of Inverse Property of
Multiplication Addition
16.
17.
1 + [-9 + 3]
-3(6) = 6(-3)
= [1 + (-9)] + 3
Associative Property of Commutative Property
Addition of Multiplication
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18. 19.
20. 21.
6 + [(3 + (-2)]
7 + (-5) = -5 + 7
= (6 + 3) + (- 2)
Associative Property Commutative
of Addition Property of Addition
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22. 23.
24.
-8(4) = 4(-8)
Commutative Property
of Multiplication
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25. 26.
51/7 + 0 = 51/7 3/
4 – 6/7 = – 6/7 + 3/4
Identity Property of Commutative Property
Addition of Addition
27. 29.
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30.
[(-2/3)(5)]9 = -2/3[(5)(9)]
Associative Property of
Multiplication
31. 32.
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33. 34.
ab = ba a+0=a
Commutative Property Identity Property of
of Multiplication Addition
35. 36.
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37. 38.
a +b = b + a a(b + c) = ab + ac
Commutative Property Distributive Property
of Addition
39. 40.
a + (b + c) = (a +b) + c a + (-a) = 0
Associative Property of Inverse Property of
Addition Addition
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