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Find the additive and multiplicative inverse of -1/3

Find the additive and multiplicative inverse of -1/3

The reciprocal of an integer “a,” represented by 1/a, is an integer that provides the multiplicative identity 1 when multiplied by “a.”

A fraction’s multiplicative inverse is a/b = b/a

The additive inverse for an integer “a” is the number that produces zero when added to “a.”

Or, to put it another way, a real number changes its value from positive to negative or negative to positive. 

Example: The additive inverse of 9 = -9, and the multiplicative inverse of 9 = 1/9.

So, in response to the query, additive and multiplicative inverses are found in the inverse element of value, just like mentioned earlier.

So, the additive inverse of -1/3 = 1/3

And the multiplicative inverse of -1/3 = -3