Question

Fill in the blanks:
(i) The product of two positive rational numbers is always .....
(ii) The product of a positive rational number and a negative rational number is always .....
(iii) The product of two negative rational numbers is always .....
(iv) The reciprocal of a positive rational number is .....
(v) The reciprocal of a negative rational number is .....
(vi) Zero has ..... reciprocal.
(vii) The product of a rational number and its reciprocal is .....
(viii) The numbers ..... and ..... are their own reciprocals.
(ix) If a is reciprocal of b, then the reciprocal of b is .....
(x) The number 0 is ..... the reciprocal of any number.
(xi) Reciprocal of $\frac{1}{a},a\ne 0$ is .....
(xii) (17 × 12)⁻¹ = 17⁻¹ × .....

Answer 1

(i) Positive
(ii) Negative
(iii) Positive
(iv) Positive
(v) Negative
(vi) No
(vii) 1
(viii) -1 and 1
(ix) a
(x) not
(xi) a
(xii) ${12}^{-1}$