Chapter, 2 ; Reciprocal

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Chapter 2
Reciprocal
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
Mutually interchangeable.
Contrary or opposite
Of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number.
The result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction
Multiplicative inverse

POINT 1: Mathematical calculation of reciprocal
Find the reciprocal of 2
Solution:
From the definitions (d) Reciprocal of a number is the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number. Thus:
The reciprocal of 2 is 1 divided by 2
That is 1/2 the answer
Find the reciprocal of 3
Solution:
Reciprocal of 3 is 1/3 (answer)
Find the reciprocal of 2/3
Solution:
Reciprocal of is 1 ÷ 2/3
That means 1 ÷ 2/3 = 1 x 3/2 = 3/2
From this dividing 1 by a fraction gives an inverse.

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