A number divided by its reciprocal is equal to the square of the number.
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Using reciprocals, a/b divided by c/d is the same as a/b times d/c. If you multiply this, you get ad/bc.Without thinking about this as reciprocals, you can do this multiplication directly, cross-multiplication so to speak.
Two numbers with a product of 1 are called reciprocals. If you have a number and want to find the reciprocal of it, simply divide 1 by the number. For example, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5, and the reciprocal of 700 is 1/700.
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Using reciprocals spares us the complication of infinite intercepts.Formulas involving Miller indices are very similar to related formulas from analytical geometry.
Well, isn't that just a happy little coincidence! When you divide 20 by 5, you get 4. And when you divide 5 by 20, you get 0.25. Even though the numbers are different, they are related by being reciprocals of each other. Just like how a happy little tree has its roots connected to the earth, these numbers are connected through division.