document.write( "Question 326780: Find the additive and multiplicative inverse of the following:
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An additive inverse is the opposite of a number. This means that the sum of a number and its additive inverse equals 0.
\n" ); document.write( "So for this problem, the opposite of -(5/6) is (5/6). We can check this by adding them and seeing if the sum equals 0:
\n" ); document.write( "-(5/6) + (5/6) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "So your answer is (5/6).
\n" ); document.write( "Now the multiplicative inverse is the reciprocal. A reciprocal is a fraction flipped upside down.
\n" ); document.write( "So in this problem, the multiplicative inverse of -(5/6) is -(6/5). \n" ); document.write( "

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