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Properties of Equality
Properties of Equality
Example: 14 = 14.
Two quantities that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other.
States that if both the sides of an equation are multiplied by the same number,
the expressions on the both sides of the equation remain equal to each other.
If 5x – 2y = z and x = y, then 5x – 2x = 12 or 5y – 2y = 12