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- \[\frac{2}{3}\]
- \[- \frac{2}{3}\]
- \[\frac{3}{2}\]
none of these
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Solution
\[- \frac{2}{3}\]
We have:
\[\left( \frac{- 3}{2} \right)^{- 1}\] `=1/((-3)/2)` → (a−1 = 1/a)
`=2/(-3)`
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