Zero and one rules
Summary
a,b∈Ra,b∈R :
- a+0=aa+0=a
- a⋅1=aa⋅1=a
- a⋅0=0,a⋅0=0,
- a⋅b=0a⋅b=0 i f and only if a=0a=0 or b=0b=0 (or both)
- a⋅b≠0a⋅b≠0 i f and only if a≠0a≠0 and b≠0b≠0
- If a≥0a≥0 and b≥0b≥0 then a⋅b≥0a⋅b≥0
- If a≤0a≤0 and b≤0b≤0 then a⋅b≥0a⋅b≥0
- If a≥0a≥0 and b≤0b≤0 then a⋅b≤0a⋅b≤0
- If a≤0a≤0 and b≥0b≥0 then a⋅b≤0a⋅b≤0