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The multiplicative identity is a property of a set of numbers, not of an individual number in the set. 1 is the multiplicative identity for the set of all integers, rationals or reals etc. Individual elements of the set do have a multiplicative INVERSE and for 2, this is 1/2 or 0.5
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What is the multiplicative inverse of 2 over 3?
2/3 and 3/2 are multiplicative inverses because they multiply to give you the multiplicative identity one.
Which sentence demonstrates the multiplicative identity?
1/2 times 1 = 1/2 The definition of Multiplicative identity: the number 1 (for real number) hope that helps
Which property is illustrated here 11 x 1 equals 11?
The fact that 1 is the multiplicative identity.
What are the four properties of multiplication?
commutative, associative, distributive and multiplicative identity
How do you prove that 1021 is the multiplicative inverse of 2.1?
A multiplicative inverse (or reciprocal) is a number 1/x which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity (1). 2.1 = 2 and 1/10 = 21/10 21/10 x 10/21 = 210/210 = 1
