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use the commutative property to write an expression equivalent to -5 d + 1/2

Sagot :

We are asked to use the commutative property in the following expression:

[tex]-5d+\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

Let's remember that the commutative property states the following:

[tex]a+b=b+a[/tex]

In this case, we can swap the order of the terms and they will remain equivalent, like this:

[tex]-5d+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}-5d[/tex]

And thus we have rewritten the expression using the commutative property