- the number 0 β additive identity
- a(b+c) = ab+ac β the distributive property
- an equation containing more than one variable β literal equation
- the number 1 β multiplicative identity
- the reciprocal of a number β multiplicative inverse
If x β 0, then 1/x is its multiplicative inverse β true.
The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1 β true.