Real number properties Flashcards
symmetric property
If x=y then y=x
Inverse property of addition
a+-a=0
Distributive property
a(b+c)=ab+ac
Multiplication property of 0
a*0=0
Identity property of addition
a+0=a
Commutative property of addition
a+b=b+a
Associative property of multiplication
(ab)c=a(bc)
Multiplication property of 1/identity property of multiplication
a*1=a
Closure property of addition
Real number+real number = real number
Closure property of Division
Real number/real number = real number
Associative property of addition
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
Inverse property of multiplication
a/b*b/a=1
Closure property of multiplication
Real number*real number=real number
Commutative property of multiplication
ab=ba
Closure property of subtraction
Real number-real number= real number