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By what number should \(5^{-1}\) be multiplied so that the product many be equal to \((-7)^{-1}\)?

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Let the number \(5^{-1}\) should be multiplied by \(x\)

According to the question:

\(x\times 5^{-1}=(-7)^{-1}\)

\(x\times \frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{-7}\)[Using \(a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}\)]

\(x=\frac{1}{-7}\times \frac{5}{1}=\frac{5}{-7}\)

Therefore \(5^{-1}\) should be multiplied by \(\frac{-5}{7}\)



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