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Alla [95]
3 years ago
13

Explain in your own words, what are reciprocals and when are they used?

Mathematics
2 answers:
charle [14.2K]3 years ago
7 0
Recipirocals is 1 divided by the number. The number times the reciprocal equals 1. Reciprocals are used when trying to get something to equal one, like when clearing out a fraction.
photoshop1234 [79]3 years ago
4 0
They are multiplicative inverses. For example, the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2. They are used when dividing fractions
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