Inverse of a Number
Two numbers are inverses of each other when their product is 1.
Examples
- The inverse of 2 is [latex]\dfrac{1}{2}[/latex] since [latex]2 × \dfrac{1}{2} = 1[/latex].
- The inverse of [latex]\dfrac{2}{3}[/latex] is [latex]\dfrac{3}{2}[/latex] since [latex]\dfrac{2}{3}[/latex] × [latex]\dfrac{3}{2} = 1[/latex].