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Question
Simplify:
`1 ÷ (-1/2)`
Simplify
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Solution
Given, `1 ÷ (-1/2)`
The reciprocal of `(-1/2)` is `2/(-1)`
So, `1 ÷ (-1/2)1/1 xx 2/(-1)`
= `(1 xx 2)/(1 xx (-1))`
= `2/(-1)`
= –2
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