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OpenStudy (bakonloverk):

what is the multiplicative inverse?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUfNBD4Kwc

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you asking for the definition?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

multiplicative inverse (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7.

OpenStudy (bakonloverk):

ok wait wht is the multiplicative inverse of 5/7?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the inverse of a number means that if you multiply the number by its inverse you will get 1. so therefore, to work out the inverse you do 1 divided by the number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7/5

OpenStudy (bakonloverk):

ohhhhhh ok thank u

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Do you understand now?

OpenStudy (bakonloverk):

yea i do

OpenStudy (bakonloverk):

wait so would the inverse of -2 3/4 be 4/11?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

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