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more math hw help!!?

pluto’s inhabitants use the same mathematical operators that we do (+, -, etc.) they also use an operator @ that we do not know. the following are true for any real number:

x@0=x

x@y=y@x

(x+1)@y=(x@y)+y+1

what is the value of 12@5?

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hi!

12@5 = 5@12 (using 2nd)

5@12 = (4+1)@12 = 4@12+12+1 (3rd)

5@12= 4@12 +13 = 3@12 + 2×13 = 2@12 + 3×13

= 1@12 + 4×13 = 0@12 + 5×13 = 12 + 5×13

so

12 @ 5 = 12 + 5 x 13 = 77

the general expression seems to be

x@y = x + y (x+1)

check 1st

x@0 = x +0(x+1) = x

yes

check second

x@y = x + y(x+1) = x + yx +y = y + xy + x = y + x(y+1) = y@x

yes

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