PROPERTIES OF REAL

NUMBERS
• DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY
𝒂 ( 𝒃+𝒄 )=𝒂𝒃+ 𝒂𝒄

Example:

4 ( 5+7 ) =4 ( 5 ) + 4 ( 7 )

4 ( 12 )=20 +28

𝟒𝟖=𝟒𝟖
• COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY OF ADDITION
𝒂 +𝒃=𝒃+ 𝒂

Example:

7+6=6 +7

𝟏𝟐=𝟏𝟐
• COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION
𝑎𝑏= 𝑏𝑎

Example:

5 ( 7 ) =7(5)

𝟑𝟓=𝟑𝟓
• ASSOCIATIVE PROPERY OF ADDITION

𝑎+ ( 𝑏+𝑐 )=( 𝑎+𝑏 ) +𝑐

Example:

8+ ( 9+4 )= ( 8+9 )+ 4

8+ ( 13 )=( 17 )+ 4

𝟐𝟏=𝟐𝟏
• ASSOCIATIVE PROPERY OF MULTIPLICATION

( 𝑎𝑏 ) 𝑐=𝑎(𝑏𝑐)

Example:

( 8 ∗ 9 ) ∗7=8 ∗(9∗ 7)

( 72 ) ∗ 7=8 ∗(63)

𝟓𝟎𝟒=𝟓𝟎𝟒
• ADDITIVE IDENTITY PROPERTY

𝒂+𝟎=𝒂

Example:

4 +0=4

𝟒=𝟒
 • MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY PROPERTY

𝒂 (𝟏 )=𝒂

Example:

5 ( 1 )=5

𝟓=𝟓
 • ADDITIVE INVERSE PROPERTY

𝒂 + ( − 𝒂 )=𝟎

Example:

4 + ( − 4 )=0

𝟎=𝟎
 • MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE PROPERTY

𝒂 ( )
𝟏
𝒂
=𝟏

Where

Example:

7 ()
1
7
=1

7
=1
7

𝟏=𝟏
 • ZERO PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION

𝒂 (𝟎 )=𝟎

Example:

5 ( 0 ) =0

𝟎=𝟎
 • CLOSURE PROPERTY OF ADDITION

( 𝒂 +𝒃 ) ∈ ℝ

Example:

4 +6=10
Where 10
• CLOSURE PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION

( 𝒂 𝑏) ∈ ℝ

Example:

𝟒 ( 𝟓 ) =𝟐𝟎
Where 20
• REFLEXIVE PROPERTY

𝒂=𝒂

Example:

𝟒=𝟒
 • SYMMETRIC PROPERTY EQUALITY

If

Example:
𝟒 𝟏
=𝟏
𝟑 𝟑

𝟏 𝟒
𝟏 =
𝟑 𝟑
 • TRANSITIVE PROPERTY OF EQUALITY
𝑰𝒇 𝒂=𝒃 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃=𝒄 ,𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂=𝒄

Example:

𝐼𝑓 5 𝑎=15 𝑎𝑛𝑑15=3𝑏, 𝑡h𝑒𝑛

𝟓𝒂=𝟑𝒃
 • LAW OF TRICHOTOMY
of the following holds:

Example:

𝑰𝒇 𝟗<𝟕,𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝟗≠𝟕 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝟗𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝟕.

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