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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the negative reciprocal of each of the following. a. 1/4 b. -3/7 c. 5/2 d. -a/x

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Finding the negative reciprocal means tip the fraction upside down and change the sign.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf \cfrac{{\color{blue}{ a}}}{b}\qquad negative\implies -\cfrac{{\color{blue}{ a}}}{b}\qquad reciprocal\implies -\cfrac{b}{{\color{blue}{ a}}}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4/1 7/3 -2/5 x/a

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