alleryStart learning →The elimination method is based on which property of equality?
AThe abolition property
BThe addition property
CThe audition property
DThe ambition property
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The addition property
1. Elimination works by adding two whole equations together.
2. That move needs a rule that says adding equal quantities keeps equality.
3. The elimination method is based on the addition property of equality.
4. So the answer is the addition property.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Systems of Linear Equations', sections 5.1-5.3_
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