2007-10-22 04:38:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction by which if you multiply the original fraction ,their product is 1.In fact,if you divide 1 by the fraction or just flip the fraction,you get its reciprocal
Thus 3/2 is the reciprocal of 2/3
23/27 is the reciprocal of 27/23 and so on
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2007-10-22 04:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a number, say 4/5, the reciprocal is 5/4. That's all. What is the reciprocal of 3? It is 1/3. What is the reciprocal of 1/8? It is 8/1 or 8. What is the reciprocal of 55/76? It is 76/55.
2007-10-22 05:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2.
2007-10-22 04:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's actually really simple. A reciprocal is when the numerator(top number) and denominator(bottom number) of the original fraction are reversed. For example: the reciprocal of 3/4 would be 4/3.
2007-10-22 04:43:45 · answer #4 · answered by Aureus19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reciprocal (mathematics), the number 1/x, which multiplied by x gives the product 1
basically, switching for example the reciprocal of 3/2 is 2/3, of 5/3 is 3/5...
the reciprocal of 2 (which is 2/1 ) is 1/2 ... i hope u get it
2007-10-22 04:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by biowolf89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just switch the numerator and the denominator. So the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2.
2007-10-22 04:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by SPB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What A Reciprocal
2016-11-07 04:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by swailes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reciprocal is the reverse of any fraction.
For example,
the reciprocal of the fraction123/456 is 456/123.
the reciprocal of any natural number is 1/the number.
For example,
the reciprocal of 7 is 1/7
the reciprocal of 9 is 1/9
2007-10-22 04:47:19 · answer #8 · answered by K K K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So if you have the problem 1/x, the reciprical is whatever number multiplied by x gives you 1.
x * (reciprocal) = 1
2007-10-22 04:43:17 · answer #9 · answered by Jamanski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when you flip the fraction. Like 1/4 becomes 4/1 or 13/32 becomes 32/13.
2007-10-22 04:42:00 · answer #10 · answered by thesimplethings 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋