SOLUTION: Identify the property 5+0=5

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Question 1125906: Identify the property 5+0=5
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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answer: Additive Identity Property
The sum of any number and zero is the original+number. For example 5+%2B+0+=+5.

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 + 0 = 5
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0 is the additive identity element
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stated formally,
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If a is any integer, then 0 + a = a + 0 = a. Zero is called the identity element of addition because adding it to any integer returns the same integer
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the set of integers Z together with addition forms a Group
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