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What phenomenon is this? $(2Bbb{Z} + 1)cup 3Bbb{Z} = 2Bbb{Z} cup 3Bbb{Z} + 3$

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$(2Bbb{Z} + 1)cup 3Bbb{Z} = 2Bbb{Z} cup 3Bbb{Z} + 3$

Proof:

$$
begin{align*}
2Bbb{Z} &= bullet circ bullet circ bullet circ bullet circ dots \
3Bbb{Z} &= bullet circ circ bullet circ circ bullet circ dots \
2Bbb{Z}+1 &= circ bullet circ bullet circ bullet circ bullet dots \
2Bbb{Z} cup 3Bbb{Z} &= bullet circ bullet bullet bullet circ bullet circ dots \
(2Bbb{Z} + 1)cup 3Bbb{Z} &= bullet bullet circ bullet circbulletbulletbullet dots
end{align*}
$$
Shift the last one by $pm 3$. Conclude. That’s a visual proof. But what is the underlying algebra?


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