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What's the Reciprocal Rule of Division?

Definition: Reciprocal Rule of Division

Summary

  1. 'a' and 'b' are variables here
  2. An equal sign with a slash through it means "not equal to"
  3. 'a ÷ b' is the first way we can write the division of 'a' and 'b'
  4. 'a/b' is the second way we can write the division of 'a' and 'b'
  5. 'a • (1/b)' is the third way we can write the division of 'a' and 'b'
  6. '(1/b) • a' is the fourth way we can write the division of 'a' and 'b'
  7. Imagine '3' is the 'a' in the example with variables, and '5' is the 'b'

Notes

    1. 'a' and 'b' are variables here
    1. 'a' and 'b' are variables here
    2. 'a divided by b' is the same as 'a ÷ b'
    3. 'a over b' is the same as 'a/b'
    4. '1 over b' is the same as '1/b'
    1. The previous example used variables
    1. The '3' in this example is similar to the 'a' in the previous example
    2. The '5' in this example is similar to the 'b' in the previous example
    3. '3 divided by 5' means '3 ÷ 5'
    4. '3 over 5' is the same as '3/5'
    5. '1 over 5' is the same as '1/5'