Question

a

Number

Inverse Property
Multiplication
1
a

Multiplicative Inverse

Multiply a number
by its reciprocal to
equal one

X

=

1

YOUR TURN

Write an EXAMPLE:

Answer 1

Sure! Here's an example demonstrating the multiplicative inverse:

Let \( a = 4 \).

The reciprocal (or multiplicative inverse) of \( a \) is \( \frac{1}{a} = \frac{1}{4} \).

Using the inverse property of multiplication:

\[
a \times \left(\frac{1}{a}\right) = 4 \times \frac{1}{4} = 1
\]

So, \( 4 \times \frac{1}{4} = 1 \).

This shows that multiplying the number \( 4 \) by its reciprocal \( \frac{1}{4} \) equals 1, demonstrating the multiplicative inverse property.