Question

Patrick was doing his math homework one night when he realized that multiplying any number by 1 gives the same number as the result. What property of numbers was Patrick discovering in this moment?

Answer 1

The Identity Property of Multiplication was the property he had discovered.

Answer 2

The property of numbers Partrick discovered at that moment was MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY PROPERTY

Explanation:

Multiplication of numbers in mathematics has four properties. They are:

a. Multiplicative Identity Property

b. Commutative property

c. Associative property

d. Distributive property

Multiplicative identity property can also be called Identity property of multiplication.

Multiplicative Identity property states that when any number is multiplied by 1 it is equal to or gives you that same number.

For example: 2 × 1 = 2

This is because the identity of any number remains unchanged anytime it is multiplied by 1.