Question

1. what is meant by the wordreciprocal in math?

reciprocal in math means the numerator and denominator of two values are flipped
reciprocal in math means that two values are exactly equal
reciprocal in math means that two values are negatives of each other

Explanation:

The reciprocal of a number \(a\) (where \(a
eq0\)) is \(\frac{1}{a}\). For a fraction \(\frac{b}{c}\) (\(c
eq0\)), its reciprocal is \(\frac{c}{b}\), which means the numerator and denominator are flipped. If two values are exactly equal, they are just equal, not reciprocal. If two values are negatives of each other (e.g., \(x\) and \(-x\)), their product is \(-x^{2}
eq1\), while the product of a number and its reciprocal is \(1\) (e.g., \(a\times\frac{1}{a} = 1\) for \(a
eq0\)).

Answer:

Reciprocal in math means the numerator and denominator of two values are flipped.