SOLUTION: (-8) (1/8)=1 what property does this tell us?

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Question 130525: (-8) (1/8)=1
what property does this tell us?
Answer by kimboo(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-8)*(1/8) = -1
this is the multiplicative inverse property which states whenever you multiply by the reciprocal of a number you will always get 1. in your case, you are multiplying by the negative reciprocal and thus get -1.