Question

How to find the opposite and the reciprocal of the number 500

Answer 1

The reciprocal of 500 is 1/500
The opposite to 1/500 is - 1/500

So the opposite and the reciprocal of the number 500 is -1/500

Answer 2

opposite will just be the negative of it, so just slap a - in front of it, -500.

reciprocal will just be the value upside-down,
`\bf -500\implies \cfrac{-500}{1}\implies -\stackrel{\textit{reciprocal}}{\cfrac{1}{500}}`