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Question
The reciprocal of any rational number `p/q`, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0, is ______.
Options
`p/q`
1
0
`q/p`
Solution
The reciprocal of any rational number `p/q`, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0, is `underlinebb(q/p)`.
Explanation:
The reciprocal of `p/q = 1/((p/q))`
⇒ `q/p`
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