Question

Fill in the blanks :

(i) The product of a rational number and its reciprocal is........

(ii) Zero has..... reciprocal.

(iii) The numbers....... and ....... are their own reciprocals.

(iv) Zero is...... the reciprocal of any number.

(v) The reciprocal of a, where $a\ne 0,$ is....

(vi) The reciprocal of $\frac{1}{a}$, where $a\ne 0$, is.....

(vii) The reciprocal of a positive rational number is........

(viii) The reciprocal of a negative rational number is..........

Answer 1

(i) The product of a rational number and its reciprocal is 1.

(ii) Zero has no reciprocal.

(iii) The numbers 1 and -1 are their own reciprocal.

(iv) Zero is not the reciprocal of any number.

(v) The reciprocal of a, where $a\ne 0,$ is $\frac{1}{a}$.

(vi) The reciprocal of $\frac{1}{a},$ where $a\ne 0$ is a.

(vii) The reciprocal of a positive rational number is positive.

(viii) The reciprocal of a negative rational number is negative.