Why is it that the reciprocal of √3 is √(3)/3? Shouldn't it be like 1/√(3)? I don't understand this, and need to, can someone explain it?
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1/√3 and √(3)/3 are equivalent. Just rationalize the denominator. Multiply 1/√3 by √(3)/√(3), which is the same thing as multiplying it by 1.
1/√(3) = 1/√(3) * √(3)/√(3) = √(3)/3
It's just another form of writing the reciprocal. The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, but you could also write it as 5/10 and it's still equal.
1/√(3) = 1/√(3) * √(3)/√(3) = √(3)/3
It's just another form of writing the reciprocal. The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, but you could also write it as 5/10 and it's still equal.