document.write( "Question 584659: How do you prove that a/b is the same as b/a? Thanks! \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #372831 by solver91311(24713) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can't. In fact, you can easily prove that, in general,

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and let

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if and only if

because 1 is the only real number equal to its own reciprocal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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