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Properties of operations

Mathematics — first biennium · Lesson

Numbers and arithmetic

Properties of operations

Properties let us rewrite a calculation without changing its value.

Rule
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Example
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What you need to know before the exercises

In this lesson: Recognize and apply commutative, associative and distributive properties and identity elements.

How to proceed: Do not look only at the result: notice what changed in the expression and what stayed invariant.

You can already assume: Operations with natural numbers.

Try it now

Identify the property used and check the value of the equality.

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How to reason

Do not look only at the result: notice what changed in the expression and what stayed invariant.

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You can write fractions as 3/4 and powers as 2^5.

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