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find a counterexample: There is no integer that has a reciprocal that is an integer

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 Aug 20, 2014

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1 works: 1/1 flipped is 1/1=1

 Aug 20, 2014
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Zero.

Zero is an integer and its recriptocal is 1/0....which is 0.

 

Now, technically speeking, 1/0 is unknown or undefined, because you can't divide a number by 0 in math.

Read more about dividing a number by zero here: http://web2.0calc.com/questions/what-happens-when-you-divide-by-zero

 Aug 20, 2014
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1 works: 1/1 flipped is 1/1=1

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Oh yeah. Anonymous's answer is probably more accurate. 

 Aug 20, 2014
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In fact, 1 and -1 are the only two things that do work....!!!!

 

 Aug 21, 2014

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