What does it mean to find the reciprocal?

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The reciprocal of a number is flipping around the division sign on a fraction. For example, 2/1 becomes 1/2 and 3 becomes 1/3.

Rudi Kershaw answered Jun 14, 2018

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reciprocal means invert it . for eg- the reciprocal of 1/2 is 2/1 and of 4/7 is7/4.

Manoj R answered Jun 20, 2018

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