Given [tex]$4c + 5 \neq 0$[/tex] and [tex]$c$[/tex] is a real number, what is the multiplicative inverse of [tex][tex]$4c + 5$[/tex][/tex]?

A. 0
B. 1
C. [tex]\frac{1}{4c + 5}[/tex]
D. [tex]\frac{1}{4c} + 5[/tex]



Answer :

To find the multiplicative inverse of a given expression, let's denote the expression [tex]\( 4c + 5 \)[/tex].

The multiplicative inverse of a number or an expression [tex]\( x \)[/tex] is a number or expression [tex]\( y \)[/tex] such that when [tex]\( x \)[/tex] is multiplied by [tex]\( y \)[/tex], the result is 1. In mathematical terms, the multiplicative inverse of [tex]\( x \)[/tex] is [tex]\( \frac{1}{x} \)[/tex].

Given the expression [tex]\( 4c + 5 \)[/tex], to find its multiplicative inverse, we need to find a value such that:

[tex]\[ (4c + 5) \cdot \text{(multiplicative inverse)} = 1 \][/tex]

This implies that the multiplicative inverse of [tex]\( 4c + 5 \)[/tex] is:

[tex]\[ \frac{1}{4c + 5} \][/tex]

Thus, the correct answer is:

[tex]\[ \frac{1}{4c + 5} \][/tex]