Question

How do you find the reciprocal of 9/7?

Answer 1

`7/9`

Explanation:

The reciprocal of a number n is.

`• 1/n`

`rArr"reciprocal of "9/7" is "1/(9/7)=1xx7/9=7/9`

The product of a number and it's reciprocal equals 1

`rArr9/7xx7/9=1`

(This is why the reciprocal is also called the multiplicative inverse.
`1` is the identity element for multiplication.)

Answer 2

`7/9`

Explanation:

To find the reciprocal of a fraction is really simple. for `9/7`,

just make it the opposite way as `7/9`.

This works for every other fraction.