The reciprocal of a negative rational number is -a positive rational number-a negative rational number-can be either a positive or a negative rational number-cannot be determined

The correct option is B a negative rational number Reciprocal of a rational number a/b is b/a but the sign of the number doesn't change. ...

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Standard VII

Mathematics

Reciprocal of a Rational Number

The reciproca...

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The reciprocal of a negative rational number is _______.

a positive rational number

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a negative rational number

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can be either a positive or a negative rational number

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cannot be determined

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The correct option is B
a negative rational number

Reciprocal of a rational number $\frac{a}{b}$ is $\frac{b}{a}$ but the sign of the number doesn't change.

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Q. Tick (✓) the correct answer
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

Q. 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 \neq 0

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

Question 10
Multiplicative inverse of a negative rational number is:
(a) a positive rational number.
(b) a negative rational number.
(c) 0
(d) 1

Fill in the blanks :
(i) The product of two positive rational numbers is always___
(ii) The product of two negative rational numbers is always___
(iii) If two rational numbers have opposite signs then their product is always___
(iv) The reciprocal of a positive rational number is ___ and the reciprocal of a negative rational number is___
(v) Rational number 0 has___ reciprocal.
(vi) The product of a rational number and its reciprocal is ___
(vii) The numbers ___and ___are their own reciprocals.
(viii) If M is reciprocal on N,then the reciprocal of N 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 _______.

The correct option is B a negative rational number Reciprocal of a rational number ab is ba but the sign of the number doesn't change.

The correct option is B
a negative rational number

Reciprocal of a rational number $\frac{a}{b}$ is $\frac{b}{a}$ but the sign of the number doesn't change.