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What is the definition of the additive and multiplicative inverse (reciprocal)?

and give 2 examples for each. pleaz help!

Answer:

The additive inverse of the number x (call it x') is defined by x + x' 0, e.g. additive inverse of 4 is -4, additive inverse of -7 is 7. The multiplicative inverse of y (call it y) is defined by y*y 1, e.g. multiplicative inverse of 4 is 1/4, multiplicative inverse of -1/7 is -7.

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