Which statement is FALSE about a number and its multiplicative inverse? A. Their product is always 1. B. They are reciprocals of each other. C. Their sum is always positive. D. Their product is never negative.

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Kidd

12 April, 21:12

Which statement is FALSE about a number and its multiplicative inverse? A. Their product is always 1. B. They are reciprocals of each other. C. Their sum is always positive. D. Their product is never negative.

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Hillary Wise · Answer 1

A. is False because C. and D. are the same thing but put in different terms, and A. can't be right because a multiplication problem does not always equal 1

Brogan · Answer 2

D is false, for example:

2:

2 x - 1/2 = - 1

therefore, d is false