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Multiplication of Negative Numbers

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Question

The multiplicative inverse of $- 1$ is $p$ then $- p$ is equal to

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Solution

Let $x$ be the multiplicative inverse
Therefore,
$- 1 \times x = 1$
=> $x = - 1$
Thus $p = - 1$
$∴ - p = 1$

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