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Rational Numbers — MATHS STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8MATHSRational Numbers1 Mark
Question
Give the reason why multiplicative inverse of 0 does not exist?
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Answer

The multiplicative inverse for any rational number $x$ is $\frac{1}{x}$. Here, multiplicative inverse of 0 is $\frac{1}{0}$.
But $\frac{1}{0}$ is not defined.
So, multiplicative inverse of 0 is not defined.

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