PROPERTIES

OF OPERATIONS
ON INTEGERS
OBJECTIVES:

 State and illustrate the different

properties on integers; and
 Rewrite the given expressions
according to the given property
 CLOSURE PROPERTY
-If a and b are integers then a + b,
a – b, or a ● b is also an integer
a + b = integer a b = integer
3+5=8 3 5 = 15
integer integer
integer integer integer integer

CLOSURE PROPERTY CLOSURE PROPERTY

OF ADDITION OF MULTIPLICATION
 CLOSURE PROPERTY
Is the set of integers closed under subtraction?
a - b=integer?

3 - 5 = -2 5-3=2
integer integer
integer integer integer integer

YES, it is also closed under subtraction.

 CLOSURE PROPERTY
Is the set of integers closed under division?
a b=integer?

6 3=2 3 5 = 0.6
integer NOT an
integer integer integer integer integer

The set of integers is NOT always closed under division.

 COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY
-changing the order of the addends and
factors does not affect the result
a+b=b+a a b=b a
3+5=5+3 3 5=53
8=8 15=15
3+7=7+3 2 12 = 1 2
10=10 24=24
COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY
OF ADDITION OF MULTIPLICATION
 COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY
Is a - b = b – a ? Is ab = ba ?

3-5=5-3 6 3= 3 6
-22 2
There is NO commutative property of subtraction and division.
 ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY
-changing the grouping of the addends and
factors does not affect the result
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) (a b) c = a (b c)
(5+2) + 3 = 5 + (2+3) (2) 4 = 2 (34)
7+3=5+5 6 = 2 12
10=10 24 = 24
ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY OF ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY OF
ADDITION MULTIPLICATION
 DISTIBUTIVE PROPERTY
-Let a, b and c represent integers.
a(b + c) = a ● b + a ● c (a + b) ● c = c ● a + c ● b

EXAMPLES: 4. 2(5 + 7) = 2 ● 5 + 2 ● 7
2(12) = 10 + 14
1. 4 ( a + b) = 4a + 4b
24 = 24
2. 4 ( a – b ) = 4a – 4b
5. 4 (3 – 2) = 4 ● 3 - 4 ● 2
3. 6(x + 3) = 6 ● x + 6 ● 3
4(1) = 12 – 8
6(x + 3) = 6x + 18
4=4
 DISTIBUTIVE PROPERTY
Use the distributive property to find each product.
1. 8(13) = 8(10+3) = 8 10 + 8 3
= 80 + 24
= 104
2. 7(104) = 7(100+4) = 7 100 + 7 4
= 700 + 28
= 728
 IDENTITY PROPERTY
a + 0 = a or 0 + a = a
Examples:
3+0=3
0+7=7
The number 0 is called the additive
identity element. When it is added
to any integer, it preserves the
identity of that number.
IDENTITY PROPERTY OF
ADDITION (IPA)
a = or a = a
Examples:
3 1=3
17=7
The number 1 is called the
multiplicative identity element. When
multiplied to any integer, it preserves
the identity of that integer.
IDENTITY PROPERTY OF
MULTIPLICATION (IPM)
 INVERSE PROPERTY
Additive Inverse
For any integer a there is a
unique real number −a, such
that a + (−a)=0 and –a + a = 0
Example: When 3 is added
to −3 the result is 0, that is,
3 + (−3) = 0.
Then numbers 3 and −3 are
additive inverses of each
other.
Multiplicative Inverse
For any non-zero integer a, there
is a unique real number 𝟏/𝒂 , such
that 𝒂/𝟏 ● 𝟏/𝒂 = 𝟏
Example: When 6 and 𝟏/𝟔 are
multiplied together, the result
is 𝟏, that is, 6 ● 𝟏/𝟔 = 𝟏.
The numbers 6 and 𝟏/𝟔 are
multiplicative inverses of
each other.
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