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Adding & Multiplying
Additive and Multiplicative Properties
Question | Answer |
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Commutativity of Addition | a+b=b+a |
Associativity of Addition | a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c |
Zero Is the Identity for Addition | 0+a=a and a+0=a |
Existence of Additive Inverses | For each number a, there is another number, denoted -a, such that a+-a=0 and -a+a=o. Each of a and -a is the additive inverse of the other. |
Commutativity of Multiplication | a⋅b=b⋅a |
Associativity of Multiplication | a⋅(b⋅c)=(a⋅b)⋅c |
One Is the Identity for Mulitplication | 1⋅a=a and a⋅1=a for any number a. |
Existence of Multiplicative Inverses | For each nonzero number a, there is another number b, such that a⋅b=1 and b⋅a=1. Multiplicative inverses are also reciprocals. |
Distributive Property | a⋅(b+c)=(a⋅b)+(a⋅c) and (b+c)⋅a=(b⋅a)+(c⋅a) for any numbers a, b, and c. |
Unnamed Additive Property of Equalities | If a=b, then a+c=b+c |
Unnamed Subtractive Property of Equalities | If a=b, then a-c=b-c |
Unnamed Multiplicative Property of Equalities | If a=b, then a⋅c=b⋅c |
Unnamed Divisive Property of Equalities | If a=b, then a÷c=a÷b |