Question icon
Grade 12th pass10 grade maths

Ex 1.1 Class 8 Maths Question 10. Write: (i) The rational number that does not have a reciprocal. (ii) The rational numbers that are equal to their reciprocals. (iii) The rational number that is equal to its negative.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
(i) 0 is the rational number which does not have its reciprocal [∵ 10 is not defined] (ii) Reciprocal of 1 = 11 = 1 Reciprocal of -1 = 1−1 = -1 Thus, 1 and -1 are the required rational numbers. (iii) 0 is the rational number which is equal to its negative.