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The product of additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of −14\dfrac{-1}{4} is

  1. 1

  2. -1

  3. 0

  4. −116\dfrac{-1}{16}

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Answer

To find the additive inverse, change the sign of the number, and to find the multiplicative inverse, interchange its numerator and denominator.

Additive inverse of −14=14\dfrac{-1}{4} = \dfrac{1}{4}

Multiplicative inverse of −14=4−1=−4\dfrac{-1}{4} = \dfrac{4}{-1} = -4

Multiplying both the inverses,

⇒14×(−4)⇒1×(−4)4⇒−44=−1\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4} \times (-4) \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1 \times (-4)}{4} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{-4}{4} = -1

Hence, Option 2 is the correct option.

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