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Is the reciprocal of any positive or negative integer always a rational number?
Yes, it is.
What positive number is the same as its reciprocal?
1
Is 0 a positive rational number?
Zero is rational, but it is neither positive nor negative.
The reciprocal of a positive number is?
It should also be a positive number. Let x be the numerator and y be the denominator. So you have +x/+y, the reciprocal would be +y/+x.
Is positive 95 a rational or irrational number?
That is a rational number, as are all of the integers.
Is the reciprocal of any positive or negative integer always a rational number?
Yes, it is.
Is the reciprocal of every rational number possible?
No. 0 is rational and has no reciprocal.
Why is the reciprocal of the opposite of a nonzero number the opposite of the reciprocal of the number?
Taking the reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) does not affect the positive or negative status of an integer. So the reciprocal of a negative number is negative and the reciprocal of a positive number is positive. The reciprocals will be opposites (positive/negative) just as the original numbers were.
What is the rational number that is equal to its reciprocal?
1
What is the negative of a negative rational number?
It is the positive value of that rational number.
The product of rational number and its reciprocal?
Is '1' Any number multiplied with its reciprocal is equal to '1'
What types of numbers can you multiply together to get a rational number?
You can multiply any pair of rational numbers as well as any irrational number and its reciprocal (or a rational multiple of its reciprocal. Thus pi * 3/7*(1/pi) is rational.
Why will sin and cosecant have the same sign?
The cosecant is the reciprocal of the sine function. Now, the reciprocal of a positive number is positive, and the reciprocal of a negative number is negative.
What is greater a negative or positive rational number?
A positive rational number.
What postive number is its own reciprocal?
1 is the only positive number that is its own reciprocal. -1 is the negative number that is its own reciprocal.
Is the rational number -1 equal to its reciprocal?
Yes.
What pattern is there between a rational number and its reciprocal?
If the rational number is in the form of a proper or improper fraction, just exchange the numerator and the denominator. Thus, the reciprocal of 7/4 is 4/7.
