i was just wondering because i think its 1/18 or -1/18. im just debating between those two.
first answer gets best answer!
2007-10-24 11:15:15 · 6 answers · asked by Shannon 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Answer is:-
- 1 / 18
2007-10-28 08:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reciprocal is -1/18. You can think -18 as being -18/1, so flipping that over gives you 1/(-18), which is just -1/18. Also, a number times its reciprocal is always 1. So the reciprocal has to have the same sign as the original number.
2007-10-24 18:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-1/18
2007-10-24 18:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Chelsea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reciprocal is basically a flip:
reciprocal of 18 is 1/18
reciprocal of -18 is 1/-18 which equals -1/18
2007-10-24 18:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by 1294 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
negative 1/18
2007-10-24 18:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by David F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-1/18. just flip -18. becouse all whole numbers are known to have a 1 under them if in fraction from. just flip it making it -1/18
2007-10-24 20:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by LizzyB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋