7 & 1/7 (≈ 0.142857).
Let one of the numbers be y; then the other is 1/y, and:
y = 1/y x 49
⇒ y2 = 49
⇒ y = 7
Thus the two numbers are 7 and 1/7 (≈ 0.142857)
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reciprocal
A fraction multiplied by its reciprocal is always equal to one. This is because the reciprocal is an inversion of the fraction. The denominator of a fraction is the same number as the numerator of the reciprocal, and vice versa. The product of this is a fraction with the same numbers for the denominator and reciprocal, which is also known as an equivalent fraction. Equivalent fractions are always equal to one.
Every number multiplied by its reciprocal produce 1.
The reciprocal of one fourth is four. This means that when you multiply one fourth by its reciprocal, the result is one.
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No, a reciprocal is just like any other fraction, it only equals one if both numbers in it are the same.
One is the reciprocal of the other
Every one of them has a reciprocal.
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The product of any object and its reciprocal is always the identity. In the case of numbers, 1 (one).
The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.
A reciprocal. x is the reciprocal of y means that x*y = 1 Also, if x is the reciprocal of y then y is the reciprocal of x.
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A fraction multiplied by its reciprocal is always equal to one. This is because the reciprocal is an inversion of the fraction. The denominator of a fraction is the same number as the numerator of the reciprocal, and vice versa. The product of this is a fraction with the same numbers for the denominator and reciprocal, which is also known as an equivalent fraction. Equivalent fractions are always equal to one.