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By what number should \((-15)^{-1}\) be divided so that the quotient may be equal to \((-5)^{-1}\) ?

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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 \(\frac{1}{3}\)



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