ja+b=bt+a
Name Period
Math Properties
Property Example
1. |Commutative Property of Addition 243=342
Commutative Property of Multiplication
lae*b=bea
2*(3)=3+(2)
- | Associative Property of Addition
at+(b+c)=(atb)+e
2+(34+4)=(243)44
Associative Property of Multiplication
jae(bec)=(aeb)ec
2+(3+4)=(2+3)04
. [Distributive Property
a*(b+c)=arbt+acc
20(3+4)=20 34204
jae 0=0
6. |Additive Identity Property 340=3
a+0=a
7. [Multiplicative Identity Property 3e1 =3
las 1=a
8. |Additive Inverse Property 3) =
ceed 34+(3)=0
2. [Multiplicative Inverse Property
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»f2}e1 3+Jo}=1
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Note: a cannot = 0
19. |Zero Property 5+0=0Definitions for Properties of Mathematics
Associative Property of Addition
When three or more numbers are added, the sum is the same regardless of the
grouping of the addends. For example (a + b) +c =a+(b +0)
Associative Property of Multiplication
When three or more numbers are multiplied, the product is the same regardless of the
order of the multiplicands. For example (a x b) x c = a x (b xc)
Commutative Property of Addition
When two numbers are added, the sum is the same regardless of the
order of the addends. For examplea+b=b+a
Commutative Property of Multiplication
When two numbers are multiplied together, the product is the same regardless of the
order of the multiplicands. For example ax b= bx a
Distributive Property
The sum of two numbers times a third number is equal to the sum of each addend times
the third number. For example a x (b +c)=axb+axc
Identity Property of Addition
The sum of any number and zero is the original number. For example a + 0 =a.
Identity Property of Multiplication
‘The product of any number and one is that number. For example ax 1 = a.
Additive Inverse of a Number
The additive inverse of a number, ais -a so that a +-a=0
Multiplicative Inverse of a Number
The multiplicative inverse of a number, a is + so that ax 4
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