formulas Flashcards
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commutative property of addition
A
a + b = b + a
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commutative property of multiplication
A
a . b = b . a
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associative property of addition
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(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
associative means “grouping”
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associative property of multiplication
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(ab) c = a (bc)
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multiplicative property of zero
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the product of any number and zero is zero
0.0=0
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multiplicative property of 1
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the product of 1 and any # is the #
x.1=x
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distributive property
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take the number on the outside of the parenthesis and multiply it by all of the numbers on the inside separately.
a(b+c) = ab+ac
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any number to the zero power = ?
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