We got asked this question in our GCSE Math Intermediate exam.
2007-06-04 04:04:54 · 12 answers · asked by JimboMatrix 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
2 is the same as 2/1 in fraction form
the reciprocate is just the opposite of it
all you have to do is put the bottom number at the top and the top number at the bottom, so
2/1 switched gives 1/2
so the answer is 1/2 which is the same as 0.5
2007-06-04 06:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by PJ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
reciprocal of 2 = 1 / 2
2007-06-04 11:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it means is you switch the numerator and denominator. Since 2 is the numerator and the denominator is understood to be 1. The reciprocate would be (1/2)
2007-06-04 11:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 i.e. one half.
2007-06-04 11:09:45 · answer #4 · answered by jeanne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reciprocal of 2 is (1/2). In general, the reciprocal of an integer n is its multiplicative inverse (1/n).
2007-06-04 11:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by TFV 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
1/2.
2 is 2/1, so 1/2 is the reciprocal.
2007-06-04 11:08:50 · answer #6 · answered by mikecraig11 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reciprocal and reciprocate - are they same? Most of the answerers seem to think so, but why not call it reciprocal then?
and if it is square root as suggested by one, why it is not called square root?
2007-06-04 11:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recipricate or reciprocal.
One of your answerers seems to think that 2 over 1 is one half.
Nay. it is still 2.
Another has the notion that a half times a half is two also.
Twice nay.
Try multiplying 1.4142135 by itself on a calc. near as darn it for all practical purposes two.
Sure the reciplacal of two is 0.5, but the recipricate is that long-winded number above.
Hey Ho !
Bob
2007-06-04 11:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by Bob the Boat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/2....
2007-06-04 11:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by hecate321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/2 = 0.5
2007-06-04 11:08:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋