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What is multiplicative inverse of rational number

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The multiplicative inverse of rational numbers is 1.
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Answer:

The multiplicative identity of rational numbers is 1

Explanation:

As per the property of multiplicative identity, a number when multiplied by the original number gives the product as 1. Thus, we can say that the multiplicative inverse of any number 'a' is a-1 or 1/a.

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