The multiplicative inverse of $\frac{-3}{6}$ is____.

Given:

Given number is $\frac{-3}{6}$.

To do:

We have to find the multiplicative inverse of $\frac{-3}{6}$.

Solution:

The multiplicative inverse is nothing but the number which makes the existing number and makes it equal to unity.

Multiplicative inverse of a is $\frac{1}{a}$.

Therefore,

The multiplicative inverse of $\frac{-3}{6}=\frac{1}{\frac{-3}{6}}$ 

$=\frac{6}{-3}$
$=\frac{-6}{3}$
$=-2$ 

The multiplicative inverse of $\frac{-3}{6}$ is $-2$.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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