Show that – a is not the inverse of a ∈ N for the addition operation + on N and is not the inverse of a ∈ N for multiplication operation x on N, for a ≠1.
As – a ∉ N, so – a can not be inverse of a for addition operation on N, although – a satisfies a + (– a) = 0 = (– a) + a.
Similarly, for a ≠ 1 in N, 1/a ∉ N, which implies that other than 1 no element of N
has inverse for multiplication operation on N.