What is reciprocal algebra?

Answer by  JeffH (28)

A reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. For example the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4 or. 25. The reverse is true as well, meaning the reciprocal of. 25 is 4.

Answer by  splat (29)

In algebra, a reciprocal is the "multiplicative inverse. " That is, given any number, its reciprocal is the number that when multiplied by it, produces a product of precisely one (the multiplicative identity). If the number given is represented by x, its reciprocal is written 1/x or x^-1.