www.VirtualNerd.com

What are the Inverse Properties of Addition and Multiplication?

Definition: Inverse properties of addition and multiplication

Summary

  1. 'a' is a variable that stands for any number in the case of the addition property
  2. 1 over 5 is the reciprocal of 5!
  3. 'a' is a variable that stands for any non-zero number in the case of the multiplication property

Notes

    1. 'a' is a variable that stands for any number
    1. 'a' is a variable that stands for any number
    1. 'a' is a variable that stands for any non-zero number
    1. (1/a) is the reciprocal of a
    2. 'a' is a variable that stands for any non-zero number
    1. One third and three are reciprocals!
    1. The reciprocal of 0 would be 1/0, but 1/0 is not defined!