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false the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5

you would just put 5 over 1

in essence, 5/1 and 5 is the same value

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Determine if 5/1 and 5 are reciprocal numbers

It is false that 5/1 and 5 are reciprocal numbers.

  • Reciprocal or multiplicative inverse is the inversion or flipping of numbers, that is, flipping numerator(upper value) to become denominator(lower value) as well as flipping denominator to become numerator.

Given:

5/1

reciprocal of 5/1 is 1/5

5

5 is same as 5/1

reciprocal of 5 is 1/5

Therefore, it is false that 5/1 and 5 are reciprocal numbers.

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