Question

Name the property shown by the statement a + (b + 2) = (a + b) + 2

Answer 1

The associative property

Explanation:

In brief terms, the associative property states that when one has like operations, or an operation and its inverse, one can add parenthesis to the equation without changing the final answer. One can also change the place in which the parenthesis stands in this expression without altering the result. remember, an operation and its inverse refers to any operation and the operation that is done to undo the operation. The following is a list of such operations:

`x^n=b`
`\sqrt[n]{b}=x`

`a*b`
`a` ÷
`b`

`a+b`
`a-b`