Question

Match each term to their definition.

1. additive identity
2. distributive property
3. literal equation
4. multiplicative identity
5. multiplicative inverse

1) a(b + c) = ab + ac or a(b - c) = ab - ac
2) the reciprocal of a number; if x is a number other than zero, then 1/x is the multiplicative inverse; the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1
3) the number 0 (for the real numbers)
4) equation containing more than one variable
5) the number 1 (for the real numbers)