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Laws of mathematics
laws and properties
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
09/02/2009

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Term

 

 

The Commutative Law of addition

 

Definition

 


  ∀ a,b ∈ R      a+b = b+a

 


Changing the order  when adding does not
affect the answer

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Term
The Commutative Law of multiplication
Definition

∀ a,b ∈ R   a x b=b x a  or ab = ba


Changing the order when multiplying does
not affect the answer

 

Term

The Associative Law of Addition

 

Definition

∀ a,b,c ∈ R   (a+b)+c = a+(b+c) =a+b+c


Changing the grouping when adding does not affect the answer

Term
The Associative Law Of Multiplication

 

Definition

∀ abc ∈ R   (ab)c=a(bc)=abc

 

Changing the grouping when multiplying does not affect the answer

Term

The Distributive Law of Multiplication over Addition

Definition

∀ abc ∈ R   a(b+c)= ab+ac

 
ex1) -3(6-4x)
     -3(6)+-3(-4x)
       -18 +12x


Term

The Additive Identity Law

Definition

∀ a ∈ R  a + 0 =a

 

ex. 1) 3+0 =3

Term

The Multiplicative Identity Law

 

Definition

∀ a ∈ R    1a=a

 

ex1)(2x-3/2x-3)(3x-5)=1(3x-5)=3x-5

Term

The Additive Inverse Law  

Definition

∀ a ∈ R  a +(-a)=0   a-a=0

 

ex1)16+(-16)=0   ex2)3x-y+y-3x=0

 

Term

The Multiplicative Inverse Law   

Definition

∀ a ∈ R   a(1/a)=1  a/1(1/a)=1  a/a=1

 

 

 

 

ex1) 3/2(2/3)=1  ex2) -3(-1/3)=1[image]

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