The reciprocal of a negative rational number is ___________.

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Reciprocal:
Reciprocal is simply defined as the inverse of a value or a number. If $n$ is a real number, then its reciprocal will be $\frac{1}{n}$ .
For exmaple:The reciprocal of $- 2$ is $\frac{- 1}{2}$ .
Hence,the reciprocal of a negative rational number is $negative$ .

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The reciprocal of a negative rational number
(a) is a positive rational number
(b) is a negative rational number
(c) can be either a positive or a negative rational number
(d) does not exist

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(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 .....
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(x) The number 0 is ..... the reciprocal of any number.
(xi) Reciprocal of

\frac{1}{a}, a \neq 0

is .....
(xii) (17 × 12)⁻¹ = 17⁻¹ × .....

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(iv) zero is ....... the reciprocal of any number.
(v) The reciprocal of a, where a ≠ 0, is .......
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\frac{1}{a}

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The reciprocal of a negative rational number is ___

Fill in the blanks :

(i)The product of two positive rational numbers 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 $\frac{1}{a}, a \neq$ is __________________.

(xii) $(17 \times 12)^{- 1} = 17^{- 1} \times$ __________________.

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The reciprocal of a negative rational number is ___________.

Reciprocal: Reciprocal is simply defined as the inverse of a value or a number. If n is a real number, then its reciprocal will be 1n. For exmaple:The reciprocal of -2 is -12.Hence,the reciprocal of a negative rational number is negative.

Reciprocal:
Reciprocal is simply defined as the inverse of a value or a number. If $n$ is a real number, then its reciprocal will be $\frac{1}{n}$ .
For exmaple:The reciprocal of $- 2$ is $\frac{- 1}{2}$ .
Hence,the reciprocal of a negative rational number is $negative$ .