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    This document discusses several concepts in mathematics including: 1. The additive inverse of a rational number a/b is -a/b. This is the number that when added to a/b gives the sum of 0. 2. The reciprocal of a rational number a/b is b/a. Multiplying a number by its reciprocal results in the product of 1. Zero has no reciprocal as there is no number that multiplied by 0 gives 1. 3. The property of distributivity, where multiplying a number over a sum is the same as multiplying each term separately and adding the products. This is demonstrated using examples of rational numbers.

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    This document discusses several concepts in mathematics including: 1. The additive inverse of a rational number a/b is -a/b. This is the number that when added to a/b gives the sum of 0. 2. The reciprocal of a rational number a/b is b/a. Multiplying a number by its reciprocal results in the product of 1. Zero has no reciprocal as there is no number that multiplied by 0 gives 1. 3. The property of distributivity, where multiplying a number over a sum is the same as multiplying each term separately and adding the products. This is demonstrated using examples of rational numbers.

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    This document discusses several concepts in mathematics including: 1. The additive inverse of a rational number a/b is -a/b. This is the number that when added to a/b gives the sum of 0. 2. The reciprocal of a rational number a/b is b/a. Multiplying a number by its reciprocal results in the product of 1. Zero has no reciprocal as there is no number that multiplied by 0 gives 1. 3. The property of distributivity, where multiplying a number over a sum is the same as multiplying each term separately and adding the products. This is demonstrated using examples of rational numbers.

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    1.2.7 Reciprocal: A B A B A B A B

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    12 MATHEMATICS

     2 2
    Also,  −  + = 0 (How?)
    3 3
    −8  − 8
    Similarly, + ... = ... +   = 0
    9  9 
     −11  −11
    ... +   
     7 
    = + ... = 0
     7 
    a a  a  a a
    In general, for a rational number , we have, +  −  = −  + = 0 . We say
    b b b  b b
    a a a  a
    that − is the additive inverse of and is the additive inverse of  − .
    b b b b
    1.2.7 Reciprocal
    8
    By which rational number would you multiply , to get the product 1? Obviously by
    21
    21 8 21
    , since × = 1.
    8 21 8
    −5 7
    Similarly, must be multiplied by so as to get the product 1.
    7 −5
    21 8 7 −5
    We say that is the reciprocal of and is the reciprocal of .
    8 21 −5 7
    Can you say what is the reciprocal of 0 (zero)?
    Is there a rational number which when multiplied by 0 gives 1? Thus, zero has no reciprocal.
    c
    We say that a rational number is called the reciprocal or multiplicative inverse of
    d
    a a c
    another rational number if × = 1.
    b b d
    1.2.8 Distributivity of multiplication over addition for rational
    numbers
    −3 2 −5
    To understand this, consider the rational numbers , and .
    4 3 6
    −3  2  −5   −3  (4) + ( −5) 
    ×  +   = × 
    4 3  6  4  6 
    −3  −1 3 1
    = ×  = =
    4  6 24 8
    −3 2 −3 × 2 − 6 −1
    Also × = = =
    4 3 4×3 12 2

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