Question

The reciprocal of a negative rational number is ______.

Answer 1

The reciprocal of a negative rational number is negative rational number.

Explanation:

The negative rational number is of the form `p/q`, where p ∈ l⁺, q ∈ l^– or p ∈ l^–, q ∈ l⁺

Hence, the reciprocal is of the form `q/p`, where p ∈ l⁺, q ∈ l^– or p ∈ l^–, q ∈ l⁺