Exercises 1.1 The Numbers System
Exercises 1.1 The Numbers System
Exercises 1.2
Properties of Real Number & Equality
1. 5 + 4 = 4 + 5 commutative property
2. (2 3) 4 = 2 (3 4) associative property
3. 3 + 5 + 7 = 3 + 8 + 5
4. 5 + (6 + 2) = (5 + 6) + 2 associative property
5. 7 9 = 9 7 commutative property
6. 4 (3 + 5) = 4 3 + 4 5 distributive property (left)
7. 8 + (3 + 7) = 8 + (7 + 3) associative property
8. 2 4 6 8 = 2 4 8 6 associative property
9. 9 + (-9) = 0 inverse property
10. 15 + 0 = 15 identity property
11. (5 + 8) 11 = 5 11 + 8 8 11 distributive property
1
12. 8∙ = 1 inverse property
8
2 3
13. ∙ =1 inverse property
3 2
14. (1 + 10) + 7 = 10 + (4 + 7)
15. (3 5)(6 + 8) = (3 5)6 + (3 5)8 distributive property
Exercises 1.3
Properties of Exponents
Use the laws of exponents to simplify each of the following:
(x ) ( ) = 3x
5 6 2
1. = x30 2. 3 x 2 • 4 x 3 2
∙ 16x6 = 48x8
1 −1
( −5 ) •x =1
0
5. 6. ( ) = 1/3
3
45 •43 48 y8
7. = = 46 8. 9 = 1/𝑦
42 42 y
9. x • x • x
3 4 2
= x9 10.
(x ) 3 2
𝑥6
= 15 = 9
1
(x ) 5 3 𝑥 𝑥
−3
2 x3 y 2
( )
−2 −1
11. 12. 3
3xy
1 1 1
= 6 ÷ =
4𝑥 9 𝑦 27𝑥 3 𝑦 3 32
1
=
−23𝑥 6 𝑦 3