The commutative property states that the order of the terms does not affect the sum or the product.
In the given equation, 2(a + 3) = 2a + 6, the commutative property is not being used because the order of the terms is not being changed. The equation is already in its simplest form and does not require rearranging.
2 (a + 3) = 2a + 6; Commutative Property
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