Which of the following postulates states that a quantity must be equal to itself?

symmetric

identity

reflexive

closure

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Kaliyah Pacheco

9 April, 12:07

Which of the following postulates states that a quantity must be equal to itself?

symmetric

identity

reflexive

closure

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Melina Santana · Answer 1

The best answer would be C. reflexive

Jack Bush · Answer 2

The reflexive property of equality states that a quantity must be equal to itself. The correct option is C. This postulate futher states that all same real numbers are equal, for example; 5 = 5. The reflexive property of equality works to remove ambiguity from mathematical statements.

Which of the following postulates states that a quantity must be equal to itself?symmetricidentityreflexiveclosure

Which of the following postulates states that a quantity must be equal to itself?

symmetric

identity

reflexive

closure