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) About Me  (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

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