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    				| 1. | By what number should \((-15)^{-1}\) be divided so that the quotient may be equal to \((-5)^{-1}\) ? | 
| Answer» Let the number \((-15)^{-1}\) should be divided by x According to the question: \((-15)^{-1}\)÷ x= \((-5)^{-1}\) \(\frac{1}{-15}÷x=-\frac{1}{5}\)[Using \(a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}\)] \(\frac{1}{-15}\times \frac{1}{x}=-\frac{1}{5}\)[Using and \(\frac{1}{a}\div \frac{1}{b}\)= \(\frac{1}{a}\times \frac{b}{1}\)] \(\frac{1}{x}=\frac{(-1)\times (-15)}{5}\) \(\frac{1}{x}=3\) \(x=\frac{1}{3}\) Therefore \((-15)^{-1}\) should be divided by \(\frac{1}{3}\) | |