SOLUTION: How do you prove that a/b is the same as b/a? Thanks!
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Question 584659: How do you prove that a/b is the same as b/a? Thanks!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can't. In fact, you can easily prove that, in general, 
Let 
and let 
, then 
And, in fact, 
if and only if 
because 1 is the only real number equal to its own reciprocal.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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