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Properties of Real Numbers
Word Meaning ExampleAdditive Identity The sum of any number and zero
is the same number.
Additive Inverse 7 + (-7) = 0
The product of any number and 1
is that number.17 x 1 = 17
The product of any number and
zero is zero.5 x 0 = 0
A number and its reciprocal; they
multiply to equal 1.¼ x 4 = 1
The flip of a fraction ¼ 4
Commutative Property 6 x 3 = 3 x 6
Associative Property Parentheses move (groupings
change) but the answer does not
(addition and multiplication) 5 + (2 + x) = (5 + 2) + x
Distributive Property multiplying a term outside
parenthesis to a group of terms
inside the parenthesis
number multiplied to a variable;
it tells you how manyIn the expression 7x the
7 is an example of this
Simplest Form when an expression has no more
like terms or parentheses
Like Terms 5x and 12x