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OpenStudy (ragingsquirrel):

True or false? 5/1 and 5 are reciprocal numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

false, 1/5 is the recipercal of 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isn't it -5?

OpenStudy (ragingsquirrel):

Now i'm confused...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.mathsisfun.com/reciprocal-fraction.html

OpenStudy (ragingsquirrel):

Which one is it?

OpenStudy (ragingsquirrel):

I feel stupid...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's 5 what about in exponents?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

false

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The reciprocal of "a" is 1/a

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Reciprocals are numbers whose product is 1. Since 5(1/5) = 1, then 5 and 1/5 are reciprocals.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about -5/1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just 5?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Opposites are numbers who sum is 0 so 5 and -5 are opposites. Also 5 and 5/1 are the exact same number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me too I got a algebra test!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

false

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