Fundamental laws of arithmetic

Fundamental laws of arithmetic

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Commutative law of addition: a + b = b + a
Associative law of addition: a + ( b + c ) = ( a + b ) + c
Commutative law of multiplication: a b = b a
Associative law of multiplication: a ( b c ) = ( a b ) c
Distributive law: a ( b + c ) = a b + a c
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