What happens when you multiply a real number by its reciprocal?
Inverse Property of Multiplication.
To identify the Property of Real Numbers being demonstrated by the given equation, we should first identify the operation being performed.
- 2*(-1/2) =1
In this case, the terms are being multiplied. The equation shows that multiplying a nonzero number by its reciprocal will always equal 1. This is the Inverse Property of Multiplication.
