Ah, the identity property is a wonderful thing, my friend. It's been around for a long time, so it's a bit hard to say exactly who invented it. But what's important is how it helps us in math, making sure that when we add or multiply a number by 1, it stays the same. Just like a happy little tree always staying true to itself.
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There are two forms of identity property. The first is in addition and states that anything plus zero will be itself while in multiplication the rule states that anything times one is its self.
Subtraction is not an identity property but it does have an identity property. The identity is 0 and each number is its own inverse with respect to subtraction. However, this is effectively the same as the inverse property of addition so there is no real need to define it as a separate property.
Addition identity.
0 98 does no have an identity nor an inverse property.
The multiplication property of identity
Identity property of multiplication.