What is the opposite and reciprocal of 3/5?
February 20th, 2023
opposite of any number is the same number but with opposite sign
∴opposite of ##color(blue)(3/5## is ##color(blue)(-3/5##
to generalise, the reciprocal of number ##x##(any number) is ##1/x##
here note that the sign of the number does not change at all.
so,
the reciprocal of ##color(red)(3/5## is ##color(red)(5/3##