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A quantity that is inversely related to another so that their product is equal to 1.
A quantity that is inversely related to another so that their product is equal to 1.
Example 1: Give the reciprocal of the following quantities.
Example 1: Give the reciprocal of the following quantities.
5, 6/7, 3/5
5, 6/7, 3/5
The reciprocals are given below.
The reciprocals are given below.
1/5, 7/6, 5/3
1/5, 7/6, 5/3
Note that although 5 is not written as a fraction, its denominator can still be thought of as 1 because any number divided by 1 is equal to itself. Thus, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.
Note that although 5 is not written as a fraction, its denominator can still be thought of as 1 because any number divided by 1 is equal to itself. Thus, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.
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