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What is the definition of receprocal in a math term?
The reciprocal is the "multiplicative inverse". This means 1 divided by the number. The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5, etc.
What does reciprocal mean in math terms?
What does reciprocal mean in fractions
Reciprocal of 2?
1/2. Reciprocal is the term inverted so 2 over 1 becomes 1 over 2
What is the relationship between a math term and a math expression?
A math expression is a collection of math terms
What is the math term VEST?
variable equation solve it test it
What does flip mean in math?
Flip is the technical term for a reciprocal. (The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3)
What is the definition of receprocal in a math term?
The reciprocal is the "multiplicative inverse". This means 1 divided by the number. The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5, etc.
What math term means opposite?
Reciprocal would do in certain cases. 1 one tenth is the reciprocal of 10 in arithmetic 270º is the reciprocal of 90º in geometry Inverse would do as well - a reciprocal is an inverse for multiplication. negation means something like the opposition in logic. complement has the meaning of opposite in some cases. opposite is itself a math term- used in geometry as in the phrase "opposite side of a parallellogram".
What does reciprocal mean in math terms?
What does reciprocal mean in fractions
What does the math term 'flip' mean?
Either it is an expression yelled by a teacher when something goes wrong, or it is an alternative term for "to find the reciprocal of". For example, the reciprocal of 3/4 is equal to 4/3 - you have "flipped" the fraction around.
What is a sentence for reciprocal?
-My teacher likes for us to use math terms, such as reciprocal, in class.
What does 1over a mean in math?
1/a is the reciprocal of a
What does reciprocal math term mean?
The reciprocal of any non-zero number is one divided by that number. The reciprocal of 0 is not defined. For example, if R(x) represents the reciprocal of x, then R(6) = 1/6 R(5/7) = 1 / (5/7) = 1*(7/5) = 7/5 R(x) = 1/x
Another word for flip in math?
Reflect.
Why is it useful to know what a reciprocal is in math?
A reciprocal is useful to know in math because to divide fractions, you must multiply by the second fraction's reciprocal. For example: 2/3 divided by 4/7 is the same as 2/3 times 7/4.
What is receprocal in math?
The reciprocal of a number is: 1 divided by the number. Example: the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 and 5 is 1/5..
What is the mathematical term for when you flip a fraction?
Reciprocal !
