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what is the multiplicative inverse?

 Sep 30, 2014

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For a non-zero number a, its multiplicative inverse is just ...  1/a    ...it's just the "reciprocal" of a number.....0 doesn't have a multiplicative inverse becuase we can't divide 1/0  !!!!

 

 

  

 Sep 30, 2014
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For a non-zero number a, its multiplicative inverse is just ...  1/a    ...it's just the "reciprocal" of a number.....0 doesn't have a multiplicative inverse becuase we can't divide 1/0  !!!!

 

 

  

CPhill Sep 30, 2014

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