Division of Fraction
Multiplicative Inverse or Reciprocal of Numbers
inverse or reciprocal of the other.
25 25
Example 1
5 25x2
Reciprocal of is
ple 23 : Find
Find 12
And, reciprocal of
nin
co
ion
• Reciprocal of 1
5 21
21 26
5 85 21
21
85 21 255
7 x 26 26
26
Example1x1 = 1
Reciprocal of 1 is 1
25
26
reciprocal of 0 does not exist.
ow to write the reciprocal of a number?
(A fraction) = (A whole number)
whole number)
= (The fracti
nominator and the numerator of that fraction.
3
18.
3
11
17
25
(b)
(c) 11
5
nple 24 : Find
15
4
is
(b) Reciprocal of
• (a) Reciprocal of
15
21 10 160
3
is
(d) Reciprocal of 17
(c) Reciprocal of 1
1
ition Reciprocal of 18 =
18
3
3 1
+18
11
11 18
3
1
11x 18 66
ision of a Whole Number by a Fraction
(A whole number) = (A fraction) = (Th
=
en of a Fraction by a Fraction
In order to divide a fraction by another fraction, we
of the divisor.
multiply to
If two numbers are such that their product is 1. then each is called
Example 3 There is no number which when multiplied with
write the multiplicative inverse or the reciprocal of a fraction, we
sion of a Fraction by a Whole Number
ample 21 Write the reciprocal of each of the following:
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