PROPERTIES Flashcards
(12 cards)
0
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associative property of multiplication
A
(axb)xc=ax(bxc)
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ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY OF ADDITION
A
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
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COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY OF ADDITION
A
a+b=b+a
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COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION
A
axb=bxa
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Distributive property
A
ax(b+c)=(axb)+(axc)
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IDENTITY PROPERTY OF ADDITION
A
0+a=a
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IDENTITY PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICTION
A
1xa=a
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INVERSE PROPERTY OF ADDITION
A
a+(-a)=0
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INVERSE PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION
A
ax1/a=a/a=1 a#0
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REFLEXIVE PROPERTY OF EQUALITY
A
a=a
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SYMMERTIC PROPERTY OF EQUALITY
A
a=b then b=a
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TRANSITIVE PROPERTY OF EQUALITY (IF THE FIRST NUMBER EQUALS THE SECOND, AND THE SECOND IS EQUAL TO THE THIRD, THEN THE FIRST MUST BE EQUAL TO THE THIRD.)
A
if a=b and b=c then a=c
