Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0134467795
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Chapter 2 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 2.7 Dividing Fractions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 167: 54

Answer

0

Work Step by Step

The number 0 has no reciprocal. By definition, a number times its reciprocal must be equal to 1. However, by the zero product property, any number times zero is equal to zero. As a result, there is no number which can be multiplied by 0 to get 1, so 0 has no reciprocal.
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