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Axioms, Properties, Equastions
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9th Grade
09/16/2008

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Identity Axiom of Addition
Definition
2x^2-5x+y=2x^2-5x+1y
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Associative Axiom of Addition
Definition
[3(a+b)+4a]+3a=3(a+b)+[4a+3a]
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Associative Axiom of Multiplication
Definition
(xy)z=x(yz)
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Commutative Axiom of Multiplication
Definition
(ab)c=(ba)c
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Transitive Axiom of Equality
Definition
If x=2a-4 and 2a-4=y then x=y
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Reflexive Axiom of Equality
Definition
a+bc+d=a+bc+d
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Commutative Axiom of Addition
Definition
(3+4y)+5x=(4y+3)+5x
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Identity Axiom of Addition
Definition
ab+d^2=ab+0+d^2
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Closure Axiom of Addition
Definition
The square root of 5 + the square root of 7 is a real number.
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Substitution Principle
Definition
20x+18=(5x+15x)+18
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Symmetric Axiom of Equality
Definition
If 2x-4=18+x^2 then 18+x^2=2x-4
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Closure Axiom of Multiplication
Definition
(-4)(-8) is a real number
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Commutative Property of Addition
Definition
a+b=b+a
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Associative Property of Addition
Definition
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
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Additive Inverse (Opposite)
Definition
a+(-a)=0
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Additive Identity (Addition Property of Zero)
Definition
a+0=a
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Commutative Property of Multiplication
Definition
ab=ba
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Associative Property of Multiplication
Definition
a(bc)=b(ac)
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Multiplicative Inverse (Reciprocal)
Definition
a*(1/a)=1
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Multiplicative Identity (Multiplication Property of One)
Definition
a*0=0
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Multiplication Property of Zero
Definition
anything times 0 is 0 (for example, 4*0=0)
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Distributive Property of Multiplication with respect to (over) Addition
Definition
a(b+c)=ab+ac
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Reflexive Property of Equality
Definition
b=b
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Symmetric Property of Equality
Definition
a=b b=a
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Transitive Property of Equality
Definition
a=b, b=c, a=c
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Natural (Counting) Numbers
Definition
start with 1 (2,3,4,etc.)
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Whole Numbers
Definition
start with 0 (1,2,3,etc.)
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Integers
Definition
negative and positive numbers
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Rational Numbers
Definition
numbers that have a pattern, or are terminating (ratio) (1/3) (1/2)
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Irrational Numbers
Definition
go on and on without a pattern (Pi) (square root of 2)
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Real Numbers
Definition
rational/irrational numbers
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