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Question #1ee96

Answer 1

`+2 1/4 and -4/9`

Explanation:

The term "opposite" probably refers the the value which is the distance from 0 on the numberline, but on the opposite side.
The opposite of `-2 1/4 is +2 1/4`

This is also known as the 'additive inverse'

Additive inverses have the property that their sum is 0.

`-2 1/4 + 2 1/4 = 0`

The 'reciprocal' of a number is the number 'turned upside down'.

It is also known as the multiplicative inverse.

Reciprocals have the property that their product is equal to 1.

`-2 1/4 = -9/4` Its reciprocal is `-4/9`

`-9/4 xx -4/9 = 1`