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By what number should \((\frac{1}{2})^{-1}\) be multiplied so that the product may be equal to \((\frac{-4}{7})^{-1}\)?

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Let the number \((\frac{1}{2})^{-1}\) should be multiplied by x

According to the question:

\(x\times (\frac{1}{2})^{-1}=(-\frac{4}{7})^{-1}\)

\(x\times 2=-\frac{7}{4}\)[Using \(a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}\)]

\(x=-\frac{7}{4}\div 2\)

\(x=-\frac{7}{4}\times \frac{1}{2}\)= \(\frac{-7}{8}\)[Using and \(\frac{1}{a}\div \frac{1}{b}\)= \(\frac{1}{a}\times \frac{b}{1}\)]

Therefore

\((\frac{1}{2})^{-1}\) should be multiplied by \(-\frac{7}{8}\)



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