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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 1.73?
-1.73 and 100/173
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.
How do you find the reciprocal of a whole number?
To find the reciprocal of a whole number, you must first write it as a fraction. You do this by writing x/1, if the number is 4, it would be 4/1. Then you would find the reciprocal of that fraction. So using the same example, the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4.
What is the reciprocal of 2.25?
The reciprocal of a number is simply 1 divided by that number. Therefore, the reciprocal of 2.25 is 1/2.25, which simplifies to 4/9 or approximately 0.4444 when expressed as a decimal.
