DISTRIBUTE & FACTOR EXPRESSIONS

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What is the Symmetric property?

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If a=b, then b=a.

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What is the Commutative Property?

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The order of addition or multiplication does not change the result. For example, a + b = b + a.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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What is the Associative Property?

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The way numbers are grouped does not change their sum or product. For example, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

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What is the Inverse Property?

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For addition, a + (-a) = 0; for multiplication, a * (1/a) = 1.