Question 31862: i have the reciprocal of 2, as 1/2 . is this correct? Found 3 solutions by Cintchr, ohhshnappx3, ikdeep:Answer by Cintchr(481) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Yes it is ...
2/1 .... 1/2
3/4 .... 4/3
The reciprocal is the "flip" of the number.
With a whole number you have to put it over 1.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! yes, its absolutely correct.
reciprocal means to change the position of both numerator and denominator..
your problem can be written as 2 /1 ..so here 2 is numerator and 1 is denominator,,,so reciprocal of 2 or 2/1 = 1/2
moreover, im maths language reciprocal is denoted by the power -1
x^-1...denotes that x need to be reciprocal...
hope this will help you
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