Question

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

Answer 1

false, 1/5 is the recipercal of 5

Answer 2

isn't it -5?

Answer 3

Now i'm confused...

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Which one is it?

Answer 6

I feel stupid...

Answer 7

it's 5
what about in exponents?

Answer 8

false

Answer 9

The reciprocal of "a" is 1/a

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

what about -5/1

Answer 12

just 5?

Answer 13

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

Answer 14

help me too I got a algebra test!

Answer 15

false