Q48. Identify the additive inverse an... [FREE SOLUTION]

Chapter 1: Q48. (page 16)

Identify the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse for each number
$- 4 \frac{3}{5}$

Short Answer

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Additive inverse of $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ is $4 \frac{3}{5}$ and multiplicative inverse of $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ is $- \frac{5}{23}$

Step by step solution

- Define additive inverse

Let 鈥榓鈥� be a real number such that

$a + (- a) = 0 = (- a) + a$

Then 鈥� $- a$ 鈥� is the additive inverse of 鈥榓鈥�

- Additive inverse of -435

Substitute $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ for a

$a = - 4 \frac{3}{5}$

Multiply both sides by $- 1$

$\begin{matrix} (鈭� 1) 脳 a = (鈭� 1) 脳 (鈭� 4 \frac{3}{5}) \\ 鈭� a = 4 \frac{3}{5} \end{matrix}$

Thus additive inverse of $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ is $4 \frac{3}{5}$

- Define multiplicative inverse

Let 鈥榓鈥� be a real number with $a = 0$ such that

$a 路 \frac{1}{a} = 1 = \frac{1}{a} 路 a$

Then 鈥� $\frac{1}{a}$ 鈥� is the multiplicative inverse of 鈥榓鈥�

- Multiplicative inverse of -435

Substitute $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ for a

$a = - 4 \frac{3}{5}$

Convert mix fraction into improper fraction

$\begin{matrix} a = 鈭� (4 + \frac{3}{5}) \\ a = 鈭� \frac{23}{5} \end{matrix}$

Take reciprocal on both sides

$\begin{matrix} \frac{1}{a} = \frac{1}{鈭� \frac{23}{5}} \\ \frac{1}{a} = 鈭� \frac{5}{23} \end{matrix}$

Thus multiplicative inverse of $- 4 \frac{3}{5}$ is $- \frac{5}{23}$

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Identify the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse for each number
$- 4 \frac{3}{5}$

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- Define additive inverse

- Additive inverse of -435

- Define multiplicative inverse

- Multiplicative inverse of -435

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Identify the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse for each number-435

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- Define additive inverse

- Additive inverse of -435

- Define multiplicative inverse

- Multiplicative inverse of -435

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Identify the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse for each number
$- 4 \frac{3}{5}$