The multiplicative inverse of X is the number that can be multiplied by X to get 1 (the multiplicative identity).
There is no number that can be multiplied by 0 to make 1.
Because the definition of inverses is two numbers whose answer for that operation is the identity. The identity for multiply is 1, but nothing times 0 = 1.
Because 0 x 1/0 is not defined.
because it's nothing. But there has to be a symbol for nothing. That's like saying why doesn't .. have a multiplicative inverse
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The multiplicative inverse of X is the number that can be multiplied by X to get 1 (the multiplicative identity).
There is no number that can be multiplied by 0 to make 1.
Because the definition of inverses is two numbers whose answer for that operation is the identity. The identity for multiply is 1, but nothing times 0 = 1.
Because 0 x 1/0 is not defined.
because it's nothing. But there has to be a symbol for nothing. That's like saying why doesn't .. have a multiplicative inverse