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Whatever the number x is declared as

We have already seen that the solution to


How about



The rules for solving



This is true for any number x

What about something like



When


When


The solution to


A new name when One is divided by a number the you get the reciprocal of the number
The reciprocal of 6 is


The reciprocal of


The reciprocal of



The reciprocal of



You form the reciprocal of a fraction by swapping over the numerator and denominator.
The product of a number and its reciprocal is always One.
In Dividing Fractions
We found that

Instead of dividing by a fraction we multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction.
Further Example

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