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sente
Jan 6, 2017

#1# is the multiplicative identity.

Explanation:

The property being demonstrated is a property of the number #1#, namely that it is the multiplicative identity. This means that the product of any number #x# and #1# will be #x#, i.e.

#x xx 1 = 1 xx x = x# for any #x#

A similar property is that #0# is the additive identity, as

#0 + x = x + 0 = x# for any #x#

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