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Write the Rational Number that does not have a Reciprocal

Q. Write the rational number that does not have a reciprocal.

Answer: 

  • The only rational number that does not have a reciprocal is 0. 
  • Because we can write 0=0/1.
  • But when we write anything upon 0 that is supposed to be 1/0, then the value becomes an infinite or an undefined number. 
  • Therefore we can conclude that zero has no reciprocal value.