Question

What is the reciprocal of the fraction -3/7? Is it 7/3 or -7/3? I'm not completely sure...

Answer 1

7/-3? -7/3, i'd think

Answer 2

I know what a reciprocal is, but I'm not sure if the fraction is supposed to be negative or positive...

Answer 3

The reciprocal of a number \(a\) is a number \(b\) such that \(ab=1\).

Answer 4

@ilikequadraticsokay they are the same thing
-7/3

Answer 5

yeah I was just thinking to myself lol sorry

Answer 6

Apparently, you don't know what a reciprocal is. ;)

Let \(a=-3/7\) and let \(b=7/3\). Then \(ab=(-3/7)(7/3)=-1\). Does this meet our definition?

Answer 7

no?

Answer 8

I still don't understand...

Answer 9

So is it -7/3?