document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50905>Question 50905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(5x)=(2*5)x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33926 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sinadone><B>sinadone(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sinadone><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sinadone><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33926\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's a list of all the properties. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b = b+a ; commutative property of addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ab = ba ; commutative property of multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+b)+c = a+(b+c) ; associative property of addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ab)c = a(bc) ; associative property of multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+0 = a ; identity property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a*1 = a ; identity property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a*0 = 0 ; property of zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+(-a) = 0 ; property of zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(b+c) = ab+bc ; distributive property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1)*a = -a ; property of opposites<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a =b, then a+c=b+c ; addition property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a=b, then a-c=a-c ; subtraction property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a=b, then a*c=b*c ; multiplication property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a=b, then a/c=b/c where c is not equal to zero ; division property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a=b, then b=a ; reflexive property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=a ; symmetric property of equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a=b, and b=c, then a=c ; transitive property of equality <BR>\n" );
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