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What is the property of the reciprocal of the opposite of a number?
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∙ 11y ago
The property of the reciprocal of the opposite of a number is:
Reciprocals of inverse values are themselves inverse values.
i.e. for b = (-1)a , the reciprocal 1/b = (-1) 1/a
The negative or positive status of a reciprocal is the same as that of the original number.
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What are similarities and differences between the opposite of a non-zero number and the reciprocal of that number?
The answer depends on what you mean by the "opposite" of a number. A reciprocal is one type of opposite: it is the multiplicative opposite.
What is the product of a number and a recipical?
The product of a number and its reciprocal is one. A reciprocal is, quite simply, the opposite of the number.
How is the opposite of a number different from the reciprocal of a number?
"opposite" is defined in the context of some operation. While the opposite of a number in the context of multiplication is the reciprocal, there are other possible contexts: The opposite of a number, x, in the context of addition, is its negative, -x. The opposite of a number, x, in the context of its logarithm, is its exponentiation, -x.
When you divide one fraction and another why do you have to turn it into a reciprocal?
To divide by a fraction, you multiply by its reciprocal. This is related to the facts that (1) division is the opposite of multiplication, and (2) a reciprocal is the multiplicative "opposite" of a number.
What is the opposite and the reciprocal of -8584073464?
The opposite is 8584073464 while the reciprocal is -1/8584073464. If you mean the opposite of the reciprocal of -8584073464 then is 1/8584073464.
What are the differences between the opposite of a non-zero number and the reciprocal of that number?
The answer depends on what you mean by the "opposite" of a number. A reciprocal is one type of opposite: it is the multiplicative opposite.
What are similarities and differences between the opposite of a non-zero number and the reciprocal of that number?
The answer depends on what you mean by the "opposite" of a number. A reciprocal is one type of opposite: it is the multiplicative opposite.
What is the product of a number and a recipical?
The product of a number and its reciprocal is one. A reciprocal is, quite simply, the opposite of the number.
Why is the reciprocal of the opposite of a nonzero number the opposite of the reciprocal of the number?
Taking the reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) does not affect the positive or negative status of an integer. So the reciprocal of a negative number is negative and the reciprocal of a positive number is positive. The reciprocals will be opposites (positive/negative) just as the original numbers were.
What is the opposite and reciprocal of 200?
- 200 would be the opposite of 200 on the number line. 1/200 is the reciprocal of 200.
How is the opposite of a number different from the reciprocal of a number?
"opposite" is defined in the context of some operation. While the opposite of a number in the context of multiplication is the reciprocal, there are other possible contexts: The opposite of a number, x, in the context of addition, is its negative, -x. The opposite of a number, x, in the context of its logarithm, is its exponentiation, -x.
What does it mean to state the opposite of a number?
I think it is the reciprocal.
When you divide one fraction and another why do you have to turn it into a reciprocal?
To divide by a fraction, you multiply by its reciprocal. This is related to the facts that (1) division is the opposite of multiplication, and (2) a reciprocal is the multiplicative "opposite" of a number.
Find the opposite and the reciprocal of the number 500?
1/500
Negative 3 is the reciprocal so what is the opposite of negative 3?
Actually the reciprocal of any number is that number in the denominator instead of in the numerator. The reciprocal of -3 is 1 over -3.
What is the opposite and the reciprocal of -8584073464?
The opposite is 8584073464 while the reciprocal is -1/8584073464. If you mean the opposite of the reciprocal of -8584073464 then is 1/8584073464.
The opposite and reciprocal of 200?
opposite is -200 reciprocal is 1/200
