Question

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

Answer 1

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

`-5d+(1)/(2)`

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

`a+b=b+a`

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

`-5d+(1)/(2)=(1)/(2)-5d`

And thus we have rewritten the expression using the commutative property