the reciprocal of 1 over 2, is 2.
reciprocal just means you flip the numbers over, in this case it leaves 2 over 1 which is the same as 2 divided by 1 which is 2.
for example the reciprocal of 10 is 1 over 10 and the reciprocal over 1 over 7 is 7.
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The reciprocal of a number is simply 1 divided by that number. In this case, the reciprocal of 2 and 3 over 7 would be 1 divided by 2 and 3 over 7. To find the reciprocal, you would flip the fraction, making it 7 over 2 and then take the reciprocal, which is 1 over 7/2 or 1 divided by 7/2. To divide by a fraction, you multiply by its reciprocal, so 1 divided by 7/2 is the same as 1 times 2/7, which simplifies to 2/7.
The answer is: 2/7 More information from "http://en.allexperts.com/q/Basic-Math-657/reciprocal.htm": A reciprocal is a number that you multiply by so that the result equals 1. The easiest way to find it is to just flip the fraction over. Here's an example: What is the reciprocal of 3? 3 is the same as 3/1, so we flip and the reciprocal is 1/3 Reciprocal of 4/5 is 5/4 Reciprocal of 2 1/2? Trciky! Change to a fraction --> 5/2, then flip --> 2/5
(pi/2)-1 = 2/pi
The reciprocal of any number is one over that number. Here's some examples and their reciprocals: 3 : 1/3 5 : 1/5 1/2 : 1/ (1/2) = 2 The reciprocal of 3 is 1/3 (one third).
Well honey, the reciprocal of a number is just 1 divided by that number. So, the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, and the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4. Simple math, darling.