document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432376>Question 432376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two numbers are opposite of each other, are their reciprocals also opposite of each other?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #299799 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=299799\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In general, that would be x compared to its opposite, which is -x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, it is true that the reciprocals 1/x and -1/x are also opposites!!  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is, except for the number 0, which has no reciprocal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Seminole State College of Florida </SPAN>\n" );
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