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Question
Write the multiplicative inverse.
`(-17)/39`
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Solution
It is known that the multiplicative inverse of any rational number a is the reciprocal of the rational number, i.e., `1/"a"`
Multiplicative inverse of `- 17/39`
= `1/(-17/39)`
= `- 39/17`
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