What number(s) satisfy all the four equations above?
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y + y = y ⟹ 2 y = y ⟹ y = 0 y − y = y ⟹ y = 0 y × y = y ⟹ y 2 − y = 0 ⟹ y ( y − 1 ) = 0 ⟹ y = 1 , y = 0 y ÷ y = y ⟹ y = 1
We can see that neither 1 nor 0 satisfies this set of equations.
Now, for imaginary numbers, let us try it with the simplest value: y = i
y + y = i + i = 2 i = i
y = i does not satisfy one of the equations. Therefore, we have sufficient proof to know that not all imaginary numbers satisfy this set of equations.
The answer is None