Question: Choose the property that justifies the following statement.
$$\sqrt{19}\left(\frac{1}{5} \cdot 5 + \pi\right) = \sqrt{19}(1 + \pi)$$
commutative property of addition
commutative property of multiplication
distributive property of multiplication over addition
identity property of multiplication
inverse property of multiplication
1. **State the problem:** We need to identify which property justifies the equality $$\sqrt{19}\left(\frac{1}{5} \cdot 5 + \pi\right) = \sqrt{19}(1 + \pi)$$.
2. **Analyze the expression inside the parentheses:** $$\frac{1}{5} \cdot 5$$ simplifies to $$1$$ because multiplying a number by its reciprocal equals 1.
3. **Simplify the expression:**
$$\sqrt{19}\left(\frac{1}{5} \cdot 5 + \pi\right) = \sqrt{19}(1 + \pi)$$
4. **Identify the property:** The step from $$\frac{1}{5} \cdot 5$$ to $$1$$ uses the **inverse property of multiplication**, which states that any number multiplied by its multiplicative inverse equals 1.
5. **Conclusion:** The property that justifies the statement is the **inverse property of multiplication**.