a recipricol of a fraction is the fraction flipped over, with the numerator in the denominators place and vice versa.
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1/a is the reciprocal of a
Flip is the technical term for a reciprocal. (The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3)
The reciprocal of a number is: 1 divided by the number. Example: the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 and 5 is 1/5..
A reciprocal is when you take the second fraction in a division problem and flip it Then change the sign to multiply. THIS ONLY WORKS WHEN YOU ARE DIVIDING FRACTIONS!