Fill in the blanks.

(i) Zero has ............ reciprocal.

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

(iii) The reciprocal of - 5 is ...........

(iv) Reciprocal of , where is ..........

(v) The product of two rational numbers is always a..............

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

Asked by Sakshi | 1 year ago |  269

##### Solution :-

(i) No

(ii) 1, - 1

(iii) $$-\frac{1}{5}$$

(iv) x

(v) Rational number

(vi) Positive rational number

Answered by Sakshi | 1 year ago

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