The reciprocal of rational number is also called the multiplicative inverse or not
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The rational number b/a is called the multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of a/b and is denoted by (a/b)-1. The reciprocal of 5/16 is 16/5. ... We know that there is no rational number which when multiplied with 0, gives 1. Therefore, rational number 0 has no reciprocal or multiplicative inverse.
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The rational number b/a is called the multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of a/b and is denoted by (a/b)-1. ... No other rational number is its own reciprocal. We know that there is no rational number which when multiplied with 0, gives 1. Therefore, rational number 0 has no reciprocal or multiplicative inverse.
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