SOLUTION: Can 1 be an additive identity? and why? pleaaaaase!!!:)

Question 640598: Can 1 be an additive identity? and why? pleaaaaase!!!:)
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No, 0 is the only additive identity since 0+x = x and x+0 = x for all x

Basically, adding 0 to any number will NOT change that number.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

An additive identity, , is a number such that . That means if you can find any number where , then 1 is NOT an additive identity.

Let , then . therefore...what?

By the way, how much importance should I place on the fact that you spelled "please" with 5 'a's? Does that make your question more important or higher priority than someone who only uses 2 or 3 'a's or, Mithra forbid!, spells it properly? Should your question be overlooked by someone who uses even more vowels?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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