Question 49

A reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by inverting it upside down.

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Solution

Let $\frac{a}{b}$ be the fraction. Then for obtaining its reciprocal, numerator and denominator are interchanged.
$∴$ Reciprocal of $\frac{a}{b} = \frac{b}{a}$

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