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What is a reciprocal of a fraction?
A reciprocal of a fraction is when you interchange the numerator and the denominator.Example:3/5: reciprocal = 5/3The reciprocal of a fraction is when you interchange the numerator and the denominator.Example:3/5: reciprocal = 5/3
What is the reciprocal of 3 5 in fraction form?
The reciprocal of 3/5 is 5/3.
What is the reciprocal of a negative fraction?
Answer: -a/b is a fraction, its reciprocal is -b/a Why: Let's look at what reciprocal does. Take a fraction like 1/3 and its reciprocal is 3 . That is 1/ (1/3) and if we multiply the number by its reciprocal we get one. So now take -1/3. The question is whether the reciprocal is 3 or -3. If we multiply - 1/3 by 3 we have -1 and if we multiply it by -3 we have 1. The reciprocal of a positive or negative fraction is obtained by switching its numerator and denominator, the sign of the new fraction remains the same. So the answer is -3 and just as with positive fractions, we have the number multiplied by its reciprocal is 1
What is a resiprical?
To get the reciprocal of a fraction, just the fraction. For example, the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5/1 or just plain 5.
Is the reciprocal of a fraction always a whole number?
No. The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3.
