Question

Find the negative reciprocal of each of the following.

a. 1/4

b. -3/7

c. 5/2

d. -a/x

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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