SOLUTION: I need help answering this question. I really do not understand. If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?

SOLUTION: I need help answering this question. I really do not understand. If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?

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Question 141226: I need help answering this question. I really do not understand.
If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For any real number a, -a is its opposite, meaning a + (-a) = 0. The reciprocal of a is , and the reciprocal of -a is , but and .
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