Examples and Exercises
EXAMPLE 7.5
Use the commutative properties to rewrite the following expressions:
(a)
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(b)
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EXAMPLE 7.6
Use the associative properties to rewrite the following:
(a)
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(b)
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EXAMPLE 7.7
Use the Associative Property of Multiplication to simplify:
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Use the commutative properties to rewrite the following:
(a)
![-4+7= -4+7=](https://learn.saylor.org/filter/tex/pix.php/76603a18d5c1b5c457b59d307e0508b2.svg)
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(b)
![6 \cdot 12= 6 \cdot 12=](https://learn.saylor.org/filter/tex/pix.php/d4a8d6745af0f18496e07ebe3eab4c62.svg)
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Use the commutative properties to rewrite the following:
(a)
![14+(-2)= 14+(-2)=](https://learn.saylor.org/filter/tex/pix.php/5e0ac42a668807c9e2220db46241c7a2.svg)
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(b)
![3(-5)= 3(-5)=](https://learn.saylor.org/filter/tex/pix.php/667664f83bc2fe5108017653031d5406.svg)
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