Properties of Addition

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Properties of Addition

• 1. Commutative Property of Addition
• 2. Associative Property of Addition
• 3. Identity Property of Zero for Addition

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Properties of Addition

• 1. Commutative Property of AdditionThe property
  of addition that allows two or more addends to be
  added in any order without changing the suma
  b b a
• Examples c 4 4 c (2 5) 4r 4r (2
  5)

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Properties of Addition

• 2. Associative Property of AdditionThe property
  which states that for all real numbers a, b, and
  c, their sum is always the same, regardless of
  their grouping(a b) c a (b c)
• Example(2 3) 4 2 (3 4)

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Properties of Addition

• 3. Identity Property of Zero for AdditionThe
  property which states that adding zero to a
  number does not change the number's
  valueExamples3 0 3 0 y y
• Special example4 - 4 0 x - x 0

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RECAP Properties of Addition

• 1. Commutative Property of Addition
• a b b a
• 2. Associative Property of Addition
• (a b) c a (b c)
• 3. Identity Property of Zero for Addition
• 0 y y
• x - x 0