Question

Section 6 11. is 9/10 the multiplicative inverse of -15, why of -15 Why or why not?​

Answer 1

When a number is multiplied by its multiplicative inverse, it should be equal to 1.

In other words, the multiplicative inverse of a number is another number, when its product is equal to 1.

The multiplicative inverse is also known as “Reciprocal”.

If “n” is a number, then the multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of a number is

n

1

.

Multiplicative inverse of 2

−16

is

2

−16

1

=2

16