We pick i.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 246.194.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask c.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 194.in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers, including pri.authdns.ripe.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: