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 RULES FOR
SIGNED
NUMBERS
 ADDITI
ON +++=+
-+-=-
- + + = +/-
(SUBTRACT AND COPY THE SIGN OF THE
NUMBER WITH LARGER ABSOLUTE VALUE)

 SUBTRA
CTION + - + = +/- (SUBTRACT AND COPY THE

- - - = +/- }
SIGN OF THE NUMBER WITH
LARGER ABSOLUTE VALUE)

+--=+
--+=- }
(OPERATION: ADD)
  MULTIP
LICATIO +x+=+
N - x -=+
- x +=-

 DIVISIO
+N +=+
- -=+

LAWS OF EXPONENTS

x0 = 1 xm/xn = xm-n x-n = 1/xn

x1 = x (xm)n = xm(n)
x-1 = 1/x (xy)n = xnyn
xmxn = xm+n (x/y)n = xn/yn
 NUMBER PROPERTIES

DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY – a (b + c) = ab + ac

ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY – (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

- (a x b) c = a (b x c)

COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY – a + b = b + a

axb=bxa

REFLEXIVE PROPERTY – a = a

SYMMETRIC PROPERTY – if a = b, then b = a

TRANSITIVE PROPERTY – if a = b and b = c, then a = c

ADDITIVE PROPERTY – a + 0 = a

MULTIPLICATION PROPERTY – a x 1 = a

ADDITIVE INVERSE PROPERTY – a + ( - a) = 0

MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE PROPERTY – a(1/a)1 holds true when a≠0.

MULTIPLICATIVE PROPERTY OF ZERO – a x 0 = 0

ZERO PRODUCT PROPERTY – if a x b = 0, a = 0 or b = 0