Concept explainers
To find: the additive and multiplicative inverse of the given number.
Answer to Problem 10CYU
The additive and multiplicative inverse of the given number is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A real number is given as
Concept used:
For any real numbers
Property | Addition | Multiplication |
Commutative | ||
Associative | ||
Identity | ||
Inverse | | |
Closure | ||
Distributive |
Calculation:
Consider the given number.
Let the additive inverse of the number be
Hence, the additive inverse of the number is
Now, let the multiplicative inverse of the number be
Hence, the multiplicative inverse of the number is
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