Question

The reciprocal of a positive rational number is positive.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Cannot be determined
• D. None

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

In mathematics, we define the rational numbers as the set of numbers that can be written as a fraction with an integer in the numerator and an integer in the denominator.

The reciprocal of a positive rational number, $\frac{a}{b}$, is $\frac{b}{a}$.

In words, we have that the reciprocal of a positive rational number is positive.

So option A is the correct answer.