SOLUTION: If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?

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Question 148468: If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes. For example:
3 and -3 are opposites.

1/3 and -1/3 are their reciprocals.

Opposite=any number that is equidistant(equally distant) from zero on the opposite side of zero.

1/3 and -1/3 are opposites.

Therefore if two numbers are opposites, their reciprocals are also opposites.