Reciprocal meaning? How would i calculate the reciprocal of 2.5?
I don't know the exact meaning of a reciprocal, but it basically means turning the given number into an upside down fraction (if that makes any sense).
So, the reciprocal of 2.5, which in a fraction term is 5/2, will be 2/5.
Reciprocal meaning? How would i calculate the reciprocal of 2.5?
Lots of ways to look at it as seen above the reciprocal of a number is that number to the power of -1 The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 or 0.5
The reciprocal of 2.5 is the fraction 1/2.5 - though you'd not leave the answer as a fraction with a decimal number in it. An alternative approach is to write it the number first as a top heavy fraction 2.5 = 5/2 as a fraction. The reciprocal would then be 2/5