A reciprocal is what

a pair of number (such as 5/6 and 6/5) that can be multiplied to produce 1

We can think of a whole number as being "number/1", so the reciprocal is just like "flipping it over"

in any math course you take, reciprocal basically means to flip something. for example, if you had the fraction - 3/5 the fraction would then become 5/-3. never flip the negative signs unless you need to negate a fraction in a math problem.

To find the reciprocal of a fraction, simply exchange the top and bottom of the fraction

The reciprocal of a number is sometimes expressed as the number raised to the power of negative one