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What is a reciprocal?
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A number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity 1.
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The reciprocal is the fraction flipped. so the reciprocal of 1/2 is 2/1. It's used when dividing fractions to make it multiplication, so you use the reciprocal for the second fraction.
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