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Use 0 and Negative Exponents In Exercises 55-58, decide whether each statement is true or false. The reciprocal of 8 is $\frac{1}{8}$.

    Use 0 and Negative Exponents In Exercises 55-58, decide whether each statement is true or false.
The reciprocal of 8 is $\frac{1}{8}$.
Intermediate Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning
Intermediate Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 57 ↓
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00:02 This time they ask us true or false that the reciprocal of 8 is 1 over 8.
00:17 Well that's true because the reciprocal of any number is just 1 over that number.
00:27 Okay, so this is definitely true...
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