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Algebra- Chapter 1
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Mathematics
9th Grade
09/28/2010

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additive identity
Definition
n + 0 = n
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multiplicative identity
Definition
1n = n
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additive inverse
Definition
n + (-n) = 0
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multiplicative inverse
Definition
n (1/n) = 1
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commutative property of addition
Definition
a + b = b + a
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commutative property of multiplication
Definition
ab = ba
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associative property of addition
Definition
a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
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associative property of multiplication
Definition
a(bc) = (ab)c
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distributive property
Definition
a(b + c) = ab + ac
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multiplication property of zero
Definition
n * 0 = 0
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multiplication property of -1
Definition
n(-1) = -n
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Definition of subtraction
Definition
a - b = a + (-b)
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natural numbers
Definition
1, 2, 3, ...
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whole numbers
Definition
0, 1, 2, 3, ...
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integers
Definition
..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
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rational numbers
Definition
values that can be written as a fraction
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real numbers
Definition
includes rational and irrational
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