Question

Name the algebraic property demonstrated in the example below.
ab = ab

Reflexive Property

Transitive Property

Symmetric Property

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Answer 1

well which one do you think it is?

Answer 2

Are you confused or do you not understand the properties?

Answer 3

symmetric property ?

Answer 4

when you look in a mirror, you see yourself

so when you look in a mirror, you are seeing your ____

Answer 5

Reflexive Property ? @jim_thompson5910

Answer 6

Well. The symmetric property means that if a=b, then b =a.

Answer 7

yep, reflexive property

Answer 8

There are actually 2 answers for this problem. You have the first one.

Answer 9

for any number, that number is equal to itself

x = x

Answer 10

thank you both!! @jim_thompson5910 and @blahblah_who_cares

Answer 11

whoops my bad. I was thinking of another property. It is only reflexive.

Answer 12

so you can think of any number looking into a mirror and it will "see" itself and see it's reflection...which means that any number is equal to itself by the reflexive property