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3 years ago

What is the reciprocal of 5/6 ? How can you be sure it is the reciprocal?

Mathematics

1 answer:

gregori [183]3 years ago

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Answer:

6/5 is the reciprocal of 5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

The reciprocal of a number is its multiplicative inverse. That is, the product of the number and its reciprocal is 1, the multiplicative identity element.

For a fraction, the reciprocal is the fraction with numerator and denominator interchanged. That is, the reciprocal of 5/6 is 6/5.

You can check that this is the multiplicative inverse by multiplying it by 5/6:

5/6 × 6/5 = (5×6)/(6×5) = 30/30 = 1 . . . . the multiplicative identity element

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<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>

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3 years ago

What is the length and width of a room that is 60 square meters and has a perimeter of 32 meters

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L = lenght
W = width

$L * W = 60 \\
2L + 2W=32\\\\
L = \frac{32-2W}{2}\\
\frac{32-2W}{2}*W = 60\\
(16-W)*W = 60\\
-W^{2} + 16W -60 = 0\\\\

d = 16^{2} - 4*1*60 = 256 - 240 = 16 \\\\
W1 = \frac{-16+\sqrt{16}}{-2} = \frac{-12}{-2} = 6\\
W2 = \frac{-16-\sqrt{16}}{-2} = \frac{-20}{-2} = 10\\

L1 = 10\\
L2 = 6\\
$

so

{L,W} = {6,10} or {10,6}

but L > W so

L = 10
W = 6

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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where Cf: final capital (the money tha Shorty needs, $142)

Ci: initial capital (the money that Shorty has, $80)

r is the interest (9% = 0,09)

n: time (in months)

⇒142 = 80 (1 + 0,09)^n ⇒ 142/80 = (1,09)^n ⇒ 1.775 = (1,09)^n At this point you have to apply logarithms.

⇒ log (1.775) = n log (1.09) ⇒ n = log (1.775)/log (1.09) ⇒ n= 6.658

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