Reciprocals of some mathematical expressions

Introduction

This page is about simplifying the reciprocals of some mathematical expressions by moving square roots from the denominator to the numerator.

Reciprocals involving the golden ratio

The golden ratio (phi):

an equation; see the following file for description

(view LibreOffice Math code)

equations; see the following file for description

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Example: 1/(5φ+2) = (5φ−7)/11

Other reciprocals

A minus-or-plus sign (∓) on the right side of the equation means the sign is the opposite of the plus-or-minus sign (±) on the left side of the equation.

equations; see the following file for description

(view LibreOffice Math code)

Example: 1/(3+√7) = (3−√7)/2