Properties Multiplicative Property of Zero
What do you multiply a number by
Statements that are true
for any number of
to get zero?
variables. a•0=0
(If you multiply by 0,
the answer is 0.)
Commutative Property Associative Property
Commutative means that the order does not Associative means that the grouping does not
make any difference. make any difference.
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)
The associative property does not work for
The commutative property does not work for
subtraction or division.
subtraction or division.
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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
Name the property
Inverse Properties
1) 5a + (6 + 2a) = 5a + (2a + 6)
1) Additive Inverse (Opposite) commutative (switching order)
a + (-a) = 0 2) 5a + (2a + 6) = (5a + 2a) + 6
2) Multiplicative Inverse associative (switching groups)
(Reciprocal) 1 3) 2(3 + a) = 6 + 2a
a 1
a distributive
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1.
4. 0 12 = 0 Multiplicative Prop. Of Zero
5. 6 + (-6) = 0 Additive Inverse
6. 1 m = m Multiplicative Identity (2 + 1) + 4 = 2 + (1 + 4)
7. x + 0 = x Additive Identity
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Associative Property
8. 11 1 Multiplicative Inverse
11 of Addition
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.
2(5) = 5(2) 3(2 + 5) = 3•2 + 3•5
Commutative Property Distributive Property
of Multiplication
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10. 11.
6(7•8) = (6•7)8 5•1=5
Associative Property of Identity Property of
Multiplication Multiplication
13.
(6 – 3)4 = 6•4 – 3•4
Distributive Property
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14. 15
.
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.
-8 + 0 = -8 3•7 – 3•4 = 3(7 – 4)
Identity Property of Distributive Property
Addition
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.
(5 + 4)9 = 45 + 36 -3(5 • 4) = (-3 • 5)4
Distributive Property Associative Property of
Multiplication
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.
12/5 • 1 = 12/5 -8 2/5 + 0 = -8 2/5
Identity Property of Identity Property of
Multiplication Addition
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30.
[(-2/3)(5)]9 = -2/3[(5)(9)]
Associative Property of
Multiplication
31. 32.
6(3 – 2n) = 18 – 12n 2x + 3 = 3 + 2x
Distributive Property Commutative Property
of Addition
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33. 34.
ab = ba a+0=a
Commutative Property Identity Property of
of Multiplication Addition
35. 36.
a(bc) = (ab)c a•1 = a
Associative Property of Identity Property of
Multiplication Multiplication
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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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