x 1 × x 1 = 1 x^{1} \times x^{-1} = 1

True or False?

All real values of x x satisfy x 1 × x 1 = 1 x^{1} \times x^{-1} = 1 .

False True

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2 solutions

Ron Lauterbach
Oct 13, 2017

x × x 1 = x × 1 x x \times x^{-1} = x \times \frac{1}{x}

For x = 0 x=0 , 1 0 \frac{1}{0} is indetermiante and not one. Therefore the equation above does not satisfy all real values of x x .

Note: x 1 × x 1 = x 1 + ( 1 ) = x 0 x^{1} \times x^{-1} = x^{1+(-1)} = x^{0} , but 0 0 0^{0} remains indeterminate.

Munem Shahriar
Oct 13, 2017

The answer is false \color{#D61F06} \boxed{\text{false}} .

When x = 0 , x = 0,

0 1 0 1 is undefined . 0^1 \cdot 0^{-1} \text{is undefined}.

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