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Vikram says: 'If I add the additive inverse of a number to that number, I always get the multiplicative identity.'
Is his statement correct? Choose the best answer.

Class 8Properties of Rational NumbersRational Numbers
  • ANo; he gets the additive identity 0, not 1
  • BYes; he always gets 1
  • CYes; he always gets 0 which equals 1
  • DNo; he gets -1

Step-by-Step Solution

a + (-a) = 0. The result is the additive identity 0, while the multiplicative identity is 1. So Vikram is wrong.
Answer: A) No; he gets the additive identity 0, not 1

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