Question

1. Fill in the Blanks
(i) The reciprocal of negative rational number is____
(ii) If a is reciprocal of b, the b is reciprocal of _____​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. always negative

2. a.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The reciprocal of negative rational number is negative.

Let number

be -a it's reciprocal is -1÷a which is a negative number.

2. If a is the reciprocal of b, the b is reciprocal of a.

If a is reciprocal of b, then

a × b = 1 ( commutative property is true for multiplication)

b × a = 1

thus the reciprocal of b is a.

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