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The product of a number and its inverse is 1. Represent it in algebraic form.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Hello

first of all we assume that this number is different from 0 as dividing by 0 is not allowed

let's not n this number

its inverse is


(1)/(n)

and we can write


n*(1)/(n)=1

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User Tragamor
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Answer:

x * 1/x = 1

Explanation:

Let x be the number

1/x is the inverse

x * 1/x = 1

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