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Pairs of number that multiply together to get 1 are called multiplicative inverses of each other.

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How do you get the multiplicative inverse?

Multiplicative inverses are two numbers whose product is one.Another name for multiplicative inverse is reciprocal. The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2. 2/3 X 3/2 = 6/6 = 1. The multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7. 7 X 1/7 = 7/7 = 1.


What is zero product property?

Multiplicative Inverse of a NumberReciprocal The reciprocal of x is . In other words, a reciprocal is a fraction flipped upside down. Multiplicative inverse means the same thing as reciprocal. For example, the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of 12 is and the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of is . Note: The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1. Observe that ·= 1. Multiplicative Inverse of a NumberReciprocal The reciprocal of x is . In other words, a reciprocal is a fraction flipped upside down. Multiplicative inverse means the same thing as reciprocal. For example, the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of 12 is and the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of is . Note: The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1. Observe that ·= 1.


Name the additive inverse and the multiplicative inverse for the number 2.5?

Additive inverse: -2.5 Multiplicative inverse: 0.4


What is the multiplicative inverse of 2 over 3?

2/3 and 3/2 are multiplicative inverses because they multiply to give you the multiplicative identity one.


What is the multiplcative inverse of negative 3?

The reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) of -3 is -1/3.The reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) of -3 is -1/3.The reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) of -3 is -1/3.The reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) of -3 is -1/3.

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What is an multiplicative inverse of -.50?

The multiplicative inverse is 1/(-0.50) = -2


What is multiplicative inverse of 0.5?

The multiplicative inverse of a number is another number that, when multiplied together, results in 1. For 0.5, the multiplicative inverse is 2, since (0.5 \times 2 = 1). Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of 0.5 is 2.


What is the multiplicative inverse of 2 of module 11?

In modulo 11 arithmetic, 6 is the multiplicative inverse of 2.


What is an example of multiplicative inverse property?

2 is the multiplicative inverse of 1/2 Therefore 2*1/2 = 1


How do youfind the multiplicative inverse of fractions?

Flip them upside down. The multiplicative inverse of 2/3 is 3/2


What is the multiplicative inverse of 3 and a half?

3 and a half = 7/2 so its multiplicative inverse is 2/7.


What is the multiplicative of -1?

Assuming the question is about the multiplicative inverse, the answer is, -1. It is its own multiplicative inverse.


What is the multiplicative inverse of 2 and a half?

2


What is the multiplicative inverse of 2-i?

2+i/5


What does the term Multiplicative Inverse mean?

it means reciprocal, the number that multiplies by the original number to get a product of 1. The multiplicative inverse is always 1/x; x=5, then the multiplicative inverse is 1/5. If x=1/2 or .5, the multiplicative inverse is 1/.5, which is also 2.


The multiplicative inverse of .5 is?

.5 is 1/2 The inverse of 1/2 is 2


What is the multiplicative inverse of 1 2?

the multiplicative inverse of 12 would be 1/12 because you would have to flip the number