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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the multiplicative inverse of -1/9?

Parth (parthkohli):

\( \color{Black}{\Rightarrow \Large {-1 \over 9} \times x = 1 }\) Solve for \(x\).

Parth (parthkohli):

Another way to do it is to just flip the fraction :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The multiplicative inverse of a is 1/a and the multiplicative indentity of a number is 1, that is, once you carry out the operation you should get back the original/identity which is 1. Thus the inverse is -9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its multiplicative inverse is -9

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